If I follow the 95 guidelines......do I need to add up points for the MDM?
I work for general surgeons, majoritie of our cases is for breast, colon, gallbladder and hernia surgeries.
If a patient comes in for Gallbladder, doesn't have any other chronic dx, but the us needs to be reviewed by the physician, surgery is talked about ect, do you consider this to be of moderate complexity. The reason why because the physicians are surgeons, the risk involved with surgery, they at least have one chronic condition...the pain, bloating ect.
Assuming the HPI, ROS and PE qualifiy with the above information do you think I can use either a 99204 or 99244?
I know everybody talks about points, but I don't think I need to used them with the 95 do I?
Thanks for any help,
Stacey
I work for general surgeons, majoritie of our cases is for breast, colon, gallbladder and hernia surgeries.
If a patient comes in for Gallbladder, doesn't have any other chronic dx, but the us needs to be reviewed by the physician, surgery is talked about ect, do you consider this to be of moderate complexity. The reason why because the physicians are surgeons, the risk involved with surgery, they at least have one chronic condition...the pain, bloating ect.
Assuming the HPI, ROS and PE qualifiy with the above information do you think I can use either a 99204 or 99244?
I know everybody talks about points, but I don't think I need to used them with the 95 do I?
Thanks for any help,
Stacey