tammyj0212
Contributor
Please help!
If a patient comes in for a consult before a procedure and there are no presenting problems meaning there is no HPI can I downcode the visit from a new patient visit to a established visit? Just wondering because I know you need all 3 elements to code a new patient code.
If a patient comes in for a consult before a procedure and there are no presenting problems meaning there is no HPI can I downcode the visit from a new patient visit to a established visit? Just wondering because I know you need all 3 elements to code a new patient code.