Wiki 1995 or 1997 E&M Guidelines Initial/subsequent Hospital

[calorom2]

There is a debate between coders in our office as to which Guideline (95 or 97) is better suited when coding Initial/Subsequent Hospital and Initial/Subsequent Observation for our Cardiologists. Do any of you consistently use one or the other or find one to be more beneficial than the other? Just wanted to get a few opinions.

Thanks!

 

[Narasimhareddysegai]

Guidelines

95 & 97 Use of Examinations are Based on the Provider, Mostly We Use 97 guideline in Selecting the level of Examinations

CPC-A

 

[calorom2]

Thank You!