The reason why that phrase may not be acceptable is because there is so much variation between providers of different specialties regarding what systems are reviewed in a '10-point' ROS. CMS polled doctors across the country and found that different providers do different system reviews. So for an example, an ENT doctor in Boston may review 8 organ systems, while a OB/GYN in California may review 6 different ones, and an Oncologist in Texas may review 12. In that example, the ENT may say 'The remainder of the ROS was negative' but that does not earn them credit for a 'complete' ROS, because they only reviewed 8 and a 'complete' ROS is defined as 10+ systems.
The best way to make sure that you get credit for a complete ROS is to use the word 'all' such as the phrases:
"Patient has had some coughing and wheezing, no fever, no nausea, no vision changes. All other systems are negative."
"Patient has limited range of motion in the knee, all other systems are reviewed and negative."
Notice how those phrases both make it clear that ALL other systems are negative, while phrases like these leave some room for uncertainty:
"Nausea and vomiting. Other systems negative." (how many other systems?)
"A 10-point ROS was negative." (what 10 points? Can we be sure they didn't count Cardiovascular 2 or even 3 times?)
"No chest pain or palpitations, no shortness of breath. ROS Otherwise negative." (We don't know what other systems were reviewed)
"No fevers, chills, headaches, vision or hearing changes. Remainder of ROS is negative." (We can't be sure how many other systems were reviewed.)
"Occasional headaches. Heartburn nightly. Otherwise no complaints." (This does not indicate what other systems were reviewed.)
Those are some common examples that I see all the time, and I usually flag them to let the providers know that Medicare won't accept that as a complete ROS. For a new office patient, that could hold back the whole level of the code (since a level 4 or 5 new patient requires a Comprehensive level of history.)
I hope that answers your question.