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E/M Coding:

Note These Rules to Make Proper Observation Code Choice

Published on Thu Oct 06, 2016

Experts: Check with third-party payers on longer one-day stays. Coding for your physician’s observations isn’t as cut and dried as some other evaluation and management (E/M) services. There are a couple of different code sets you’ll have to choose from, depending on the specifics of the encounter. Without the proper info on what each payer considers an observation, you might [...]
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