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Title: Which one factor determines the E/M code level?
Post by: barmour44 on May 8, 2019

Question 1.

Some physicians may not assign E/M codes. Instead,



▸ only diagnosis and procedure codes are used

▸ an additional amount is added to the patient's portion of the bill

▸ coders assign the E/M codes depending on where the physician saw patients that day

▸ coders abstract patient medical information to assign E/M codes

Question 2.

Which one factor determines the E/M code level?



▸ amount of physician work involved in a service

▸ amount of physician time involved in completing the service

▸ complexity of the service

▸ severity of the patient's diagnosis


Title: Which one factor determines the E/M code level?
Post by: Nikki_LYNN on May 8, 2019
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Title: Which one factor determines the E/M code level?
Post by: barmour44 on May 8, 2019
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