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Inpatient E/M Coding
I did an inpatient consultation and coded 99253 (non-Medicare). I did not need to follow the patient so I signed off. They asked me to re-consult a week later. What is the code for a re-consult?
Takeback to OR
I had to take a patient back to the operating room 6 weeks after breast reduction to excise a small dehiscence and close the wound. Can I bill for this?
Billing code 36200 with EVAR
I’m confused about how to code the catheterization with the new EVAR codes. We still do a bilateral catheterization of the aorta. Can we code 36200 bilaterally?
Billing Additional Pre-op Visit
Since we have to bring the patients back in for COVID testing and H&P for Joint Commission, can we bill for this visit even though it’s another pre-op visit?
Teaching Physician Rules Related to E&M Code Selection
We are an academic orthopaedic practice with an orthopaedic GME-approved residency program in a large metropolitan city. We were just informed we have been incorrectly reporting E&M codes 99202-99215 to Medicare since January 2022.
Confusion About New 2021 E/M Guidelines
The new guidelines that are coming out in 2021 for all types of E/M services, right?
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