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Issue Date: October 2002
A Matter of Complexity: Accurate Coding of Daily Hospital Visits
This article discusses two E&M codes that have been particularly troublesome for physicians: 99214 (for outpatient visits involving decisionmaking of moderate complexity for an established patient) and 99233 (subsequent hospital care requiring decision-making of high complexity).
Ready Or Not…
This editorial discusses how the current coding climate affects physician reimbursement, as well as the fact that only about 30% of the nation's practices are ready to comply with HIPAA.
Claims Compliance: A Duty To Be Shared By Every Practice Employee
This article suggests steps practices can take to make sure that all staff are aware of the procedures and information necessary to do claims coding and billing properly.
Same Patient, Different Practice: How Should the Visit Be Coded?
This column addresses two reader questions: the first question asks the proper billing code for the initial visit of patients who are seeing their physician after he left a group practice to become a solo practitioner; the second asks whether a practice needs to have a certified coder on staff if it has an EMR program.
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