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Evaluation & management codes enable the physician to be reimbursed for all of these services:

Often, finding the correct E/M code begins with knowing

a patient who has not seen a particular physician in the last 3 years is categorized as:

The three key componets of many E/M codes include all of the following:

Levels of patient history include following:

Body areas that might be included in a physical exam include:

When services are provided at different levels, the guidelines states that you should code to the level of:

If __________________ of the time with the patient is spent counseling, you should use time rather than key componets to determine the level of service code.

A consultation is expected to be a ___________________ relationship with the patient

a patient seen in the office & then admitted to the hospital the same day should be coded with E/M codes from subsections.

A preventive medical E/M encounter may include any of these services:

If the physician finds a health concern during a preventive medicine exam, requiring additional E/M services, you should code this

E/M services provided to a patient in an assisted living facility would use a code from the subsection:

If a patient is discharged from the hospital & admitted into an SNF on the same day by the same physician, code the E/M services with

Care plan oversight provided for a patient in the hospice setting are coded from the

Critical care codes are determined by:

a 3 day male is admitted into the NICU for complications of his low birth weight status. The doctor saw him yesterday, & is in again today. You will code today's E/M services from the

Mary goes to see the doctor for an appointment, after a full history, exam, & comprehensive MDM, the doctor recommends that she be admitted into a psychiatric residential treatment center. He takes her over & she is admitted that afternoon. You will code the E/M services with

Confrencing with other healthcare professionals reguarding management &/or treatment of a patient is

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