We are using the 2021 E/M guidelines in the office and in most cases base the level of service on medical decision making.  If I have a patient with a chronic condition that is stable who also has diabetes in which the Internist (nor our specialty) is managing, can I assume the number and complexity of problems addressed is moderate since I have 2 diagnoses?

We are hiring a scribe for the doctor because it will help improve his documentation.  Is there anything we need to know about how to document this?

We live in a northern state and frequently have patients who travel to warmer clients during the winter.  Are you able to directly me to information on state licensure requirements for Telehealth services?

We are going to be doing laser therapy for hypertrophic burn scars.  From my understanding we will be using fractional ablative CO2 laser therapy.

I excised an EIC lesion on the chest.  I coded this as D48.5 but my coder says this is the wrong diagnosis code.  What is the correct diagnosis code?

I excised a rheumatoid nodule on both the left and right elbow.  What CPT code do I report?