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E/M Coding:

Here's Why You Might Be Losing $35 Per Visit

Published on Tue Feb 10, 2015

Knowing what to look for in documentation is the key to deciding outpatient visit leveling. Are you a chronic E/M downcoder? Physicians tend to report 99213 for a larger percent of their office visits than they do 99214, when in fact reporting 99214 may be more accurate if you have supporting documentation. But because 99213 pays about $73 compared to [...]
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