Practical Evaluation and Management Coding: A Four-Step Guide for Physicians and Coders (Current Clinical Practice)

✍ Scribed by Christopher L. Taylor

• Publisher: Humana Press
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 128
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This guide explains the Evaluation and Management (E/M) coding process used by physicians and regulated by the American Medical Association. In four chapters, Dr. Christopher Taylor establishes a step-by-step approach to determining the correct CPT code for the most common patient encounters in the office, hospital, or nursing home. Helpful appendices provide E/M coding guide, templates, and additional information.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Practical Evaluation and Management Coding......Page 2
Current Clinical Practice......Page 3
Series Editor’s Introduction......Page 6
Preface......Page 7
Contents......Page 8
Introduction......Page 10
Step 1 Identify the Patient Category......Page 17
Step 2 Use the Medical Decision-Making Table......Page 22
Step 3 Select the Appropriate Level for History and Examination......Page 32
Step 4 Identify the Correct CPT Code and Modifier......Page 50
Appendices......Page 56
Appendix A E/M Coding Guide......Page 57
Appendix B New Patient Consultation Template: Neurosurgical Practice......Page 60
Appendix C New Patient Consultation Template: Low Back Pain......Page 65
Appendix D 1997 Documentation Guidelines for Evaluation and Management Services......Page 69
Appendix E Other Resources for Coding Information......Page 119
Appendix F A Detailed Analysis of Two Coding Methods Summarized in the Introduction......Page 120
Index......Page 123