You Be the Coder:
Know What Constitutes ‘Established’ Patient
Published on Mon Jun 07, 2021
Question: We have a cardiothoracic surgeon and a cardiologist on staff at our multispecialty clinic. If a patient sees each of them but is new to our pulmonologist, can we report new patient codes (99202-99205) or should we report established patient office visit codes (99211-99215)? California Subscriber Answer: If your practice is a multispecialty practice and the patient has been [...]