Document every procedure your pulmonologist completes, and code for what the pulmonologist documents, and you've got it made - in 99214 terms.
You can successfully code and document level-four established patient office visits (99214) for many of your pulmonology patients by remembering the code's minimum criteria. Compare 99213's to 99214's documentation requirements.
Note: For coding based on time, over half the total visit time must involve counceling and/or coordination of care.
This chart was reviewed by Alan L. Plummer, MD, professor of medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta.