E/M Coding Newsletter
Coffee & Coding
Billing Wellness Visits Under Medicare, Part I
Billing Wellness Visits Under Medicare, Part I July 10, 2023 Nobody—and I mean nobody—welcomes an audit from CMS. That means taking extra care when...
Answering Your Questions about Lab Tests
Answering Your Questions about Lab Tests July 3, 2023 In this week's Coffee & Coding, we tackle an intriguing question posed by a reader—a...
Overcoming Your “Level 5” Fears, Part II
Overcoming Your “Level 5” Fears, Part II June 26, 2023 To almost quote a famous president, the only thing to fear about Level 5 is fear itself —...
Overcoming Your “Level 5” Fears
Overcoming Your “Level 5” Fears June 19, 2023 I have found that there are two types of physicians: Those who shy away from using the 99205/99215...
Coding by Time
Coding by Time June 12, 2023 The most common questions we receive from physicians and nurse practitioners involve the second major component in...
Clarifying Diagnosis Definitions for Medical Decision-Making
Clarifying Diagnosis Definitions for Medical Decision-Making June 5, 2023 Having a clear understanding of diagnosis definitions is obviously...
Assessing Moderate-Level 4 Risk in Medical Decision-Making
Assessing Moderate-Level 4 Risk in Medical Decision-Making Monday, May 29, 2023 In the previous issue of Coffee & Coding, we reviewed Low Level...
Medical Decision-Making: Are you savvy on what constitutes a Low Level 3 for RISK?
Medical Decision-Making: Are you savvy on what constitutes a Low Level 3 for RISK? Monday, May 22, 2023 With CMS's ever-changing rules, it can be...
Selecting a Level of Service based on Medical Decision-Making (MDM) Part III
Selecting a Level of Service based on Medical Decision-Making (MDM) Part III Monday, May 15, 2023 To identify the suitable level of an E/M service,...
Selecting a Level of Service based on Medical Decision-Making (MDM) Part II
Selecting a Level of Service based on Medical Decision-Making (MDM) Part II Monday, May 8, 2023 To determine the appropriate level of an E/M...