Evaluation and management
Improve your billing of hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management codes
Effective January 1, 2023, changes were made to hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management codes. Review this article for tips on proper code submissions.
Updated evaluation and management center
First Coast has updated our E/M center to provide links and tools to assist.
Physician care plan oversight services
Care plan oversight (CPO) is supervision of patients under care of home health agencies or hospices that require complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician development…
First Coast’s E/M interactive worksheet updates: Verify your E/M code selection
Our E/M interactive worksheet has been upgraded to assist you with verifying proper code selection for office and “other” E/M visits for 2023 and beyond. Take a look.
First Coast’s E/M interactive worksheet updates: Verify your E/M code selection
Our E/M interactive worksheet has been upgraded to assist you with verifying proper code selection for office and “other” E/M visits for 2023 and beyond. Take a look.
Prolonged physician services: Home or residence visits
Learn more about billing Medicare for prolonged home or residence E/M services that exceed the maximum time by at least 15 minutes on the date of service.
Prolonged physician services: Home or residence visits
Learn more about billing Medicare for prolonged home or residence E/M services that exceed the maximum time by at least 15 minutes on the date of service.
Prolonged physician services: Office and other outpatient visits
Learn more about billing Medicare for prolonged office and other outpatient E/M services that exceed the maximum time by at least 15 minutes on the date of service.
Do not report more than one unit per date of service for E/M codes
Avoid claim rejects. If you bill E/M codes within the CPT code range 99202-99239, do not report more than one unit per date of service.
Critical care services
CMS has new guidelines for critical care services effective January 1, 2022. These updates were implemented February 15, and impacted existing billing and coding processes.