vendredi 16 janvier 2015

Exam Portion of E/M coding

Just when I think I got it, now I dont! I have been following the Novitas 4x4 rule, when it comes to determining the Exam portion of the medical record. It was my understanding, that the record needs to be 4 body areas, OR 4 ogan systems, but not a combination of both.

For example,

Consititutional = 1

Eyes= 2

Cardiovascular= 3

Gastrointestinal= 4


To me, that would be a DETAILED exam. HOWEVER, say for example you see this in a record....


Constitutional=1

Neck= 0

back=0

Respiratory=1


To me, that would be a EXPANDED PROBLEM FOCUSED exam.


Am I looking at this wrong?






Exam Portion of E/M coding

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