Being fairly new to coding I would appreciate any help, that anyone can give, or even pointing me in the general direction.
A provider that codes E/M's before they happen. Fills in the dx codes and the lvl visit code.
Is this illegal? Unethical? Stupid? Perfectly fine? Or any combination of the 4?
It seems to me at the least it is totally unethical. How can you know how the visit will go if you haven't seen the patient yet?
Help!??!![Confused :confused: :confused:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
A provider that codes E/M's before they happen. Fills in the dx codes and the lvl visit code.
Is this illegal? Unethical? Stupid? Perfectly fine? Or any combination of the 4?
It seems to me at the least it is totally unethical. How can you know how the visit will go if you haven't seen the patient yet?
Help!??!