Coding Corner:
Suffering From Incorrect E/M Billing? Find Out Fast
Published on Fri Mar 20, 2009
Evaluation and management services represent the bulk of what most practices bill these days. So if your E/M coding knowledge isn't up to snuff, your practice could be missing out on major reimbursement or risking compliance issues. Find out if you-re properly billing the E/M services your physicians perform with these five quiz questions. Watch for the answers in the next issue of Medical Office Billing & Collections Alert. Question 1: The physician puts an asthma patient on steroids and changes his inhaler settings after an exacerbation. The patient returns the next week for a scheduled follow-up. The provider asks the patient if he is having any breathing trouble since his medication change. What review of systems (ROS) level does this represent? A. Problem-pertinent ROS
B. Extended ROS
C. Complete ROS
D. None of the above. Question 2: A patient who is new to the area makes an appointment with the physician for [...]