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I would love to know the percentage other Family Practitioners are using a Preventive visit and a separate E/M on the same day. Our lead physician uses this on almost every physical that comes through the door. He has started having me hold all physicals the other providers in our practice perform until he can review them because he feels they are under using this way of coding. I, personally, feel he is overusing it. I am just curious to see how others are doing this.
I completely agree with the situation of a physical and then a patient has a sinus infection (just an example). However, he is coding a separate E/M for chronic conditions such as HTN when no changes in treatment are made. He feels the discussion of the chronic condition is "above and beyond" routine services.
I completely agree with the situation of a physical and then a patient has a sinus infection (just an example). However, he is coding a separate E/M for chronic conditions such as HTN when no changes in treatment are made. He feels the discussion of the chronic condition is "above and beyond" routine services.