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Check Out How Different Dx Codes Can Help You Make E/M-25 Decision

Published on Fri Dec 18, 2015

Prove separate services before reporting separate E/M. When reporting CPT® codes for optimal payment, you’ll need to prove medical necessity when a physician performs a procedure and also treats an entirely different problem with an E/M service during the same encounter. While the encounter notes must prove that two separate services were necessary, you can bulwark your claims by including [...]
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