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I have an established patient office visit. My physician is billing a 99214 with only the following documentation:

Chief Complaint: persistent right knee pain.

Plan: treatment options were discussed. Would recommend arthroscopy and lateral release. She will let me know if she wises to proceed.

Now I can't get to 99214 but is this enough documentation to get ANY level?? Maybe I'm overthinking it since there is SO MUCH MISSING!

Any guidance is greatly appreciated!!
 
dda1970 said:
I have an established patient office visit. My physician is billing a 99214 with only the following documentation:

Chief Complaint: persistent right knee pain.

Plan: treatment options were discussed. Would recommend arthroscopy and lateral release. She will let me know if she wises to proceed.

Now I can't get to 99214 but is this enough documentation to get ANY level?? Maybe I'm overthinking it since there is SO MUCH MISSING!

Any guidance is greatly appreciated!!
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Really? That is absolutely it?? Not even vitals, or brief exam of the right knee? Sounds like it's time for a documentation education session. IMO, this is not a billable visit...no HPI outside of the CC, no exam...
 
dda1970 said:
I have an established patient office visit. My physician is billing a 99214 with only the following documentation:

Chief Complaint: persistent right knee pain.

Plan: treatment options were discussed. Would recommend arthroscopy and lateral release. She will let me know if she wises to proceed.

Now I can't get to 99214 but is this enough documentation to get ANY level?? Maybe I'm overthinking it since there is SO MUCH MISSING!

Any guidance is greatly appreciated!!
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I'm with Meagan, nothing billable as it is now. I am wondering though if the physician was thinking time-based since he/she mentions a discussion of treatment options and possible surgery, but the documentation is not there for it. Just stating that you had a discussion does not make it billable under time-based, they must mention time, a little greater detail in what was discussed, and that greater than 50% of the visit time was spent in discussion.
 
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