A patient is an established patient at a clinic/hospital group, but then sees an audiologist or Ophthalmologist on a different day. The patient is new to them. So the audiologist or ophthalmologist charges a new patient E/M code. Wouldn't the patient still be an established patient and should be charge an Established E/M code because they saw those doctors in the same clinic/hospital group? Or would be it still be a new patient E/M code because is speciality. This example is between different patients. I've been seeing this a lot between the Audiologist and Opthalmologist.
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