Description :

Medical coding evaluation and management 1e provides an easy to read reference tool for thorough and effective documentation of any evaluation and management service visit by focusing on the foundations of evaluation and management documentation guidelines physicians non physician providers and other clinicians have the opportunity to . Evaluation and management e m coding is the use of cpt r codes from the range 99201 99499 to represent services provided by a physician or other qualified healthcare professional as the name e m indicates these medical codes apply to visits and services that involve evaluating and managing patient health. Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient which requires a medically appropriate history and or examination and low level of medical decision making when using time for code selection 20 29 minutes of total time is spent on the date of the encounter. The cpt codes that describe the physician patient encounter are referred to as evaluation and management codes or more commonly e m codes the codes vary depending on the location of the encounter in the hospital or office or whether it is an initial or established patient visit within each type of visit there are different levels of care. Coding for evaluation and management services maximize payment and reduce stress by understanding how to properly document and code for evaluation and management e m services maximize payment