rrehorn06
New
How do I code an E&M Visit with a radiologist for a patient who has previously had diagnostic imaging with the same radiology group, but no previous E&M, within the past three years? Would this be a new or established patient?
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OCD_coder
True Blue
Answer: New
Medicare IOM; 30.6.7 - Payment for Office or Other Outpatient Evaluation and
Management (E/M) Visits (Codes 99201 - 99215)
A Definition of New Patient for Selection of E/M Visit Code
Interpret the phrase “new patient” to mean a patient who has not received any professional services, i.e., E/M service or other face-to-face service (e.g., surgical procedure) from the physician or physician group practice (same physician specialty) within the previous 3 years. For example, if a professional component of a previous procedure is billed in a 3 year time period, e.g., a lab interpretation is billed and no E/M service or other face-to-face service with the patient is performed, then this patient remains a new patient for the initial visit. An interpretation of a diagnostic test, reading an x-ray or EKG etc., in the absence of an E/M service or other face-to-face service with the patient does not affect the designation of a new patient.
Medicare IOM; 30.6.7 - Payment for Office or Other Outpatient Evaluation and
Management (E/M) Visits (Codes 99201 - 99215)
A Definition of New Patient for Selection of E/M Visit Code
Interpret the phrase “new patient” to mean a patient who has not received any professional services, i.e., E/M service or other face-to-face service (e.g., surgical procedure) from the physician or physician group practice (same physician specialty) within the previous 3 years. For example, if a professional component of a previous procedure is billed in a 3 year time period, e.g., a lab interpretation is billed and no E/M service or other face-to-face service with the patient is performed, then this patient remains a new patient for the initial visit. An interpretation of a diagnostic test, reading an x-ray or EKG etc., in the absence of an E/M service or other face-to-face service with the patient does not affect the designation of a new patient.
debflutter
Networker
definitely new. 
mssalemny
Networker
New patient- from what you said they had not been seen by the provider or anyone in the practice for 3 years...