Alexandra Flamm, MD

Coding the “Spot Check”: Part 2

In part 2 of this series, we describe how to best code an encounter that includes a “spot check” with other concerns.

The updated outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) coding paradigm went into effect in January 2021, with level of visit being based on time...

Updates to the inpatient and outpatient consultation code families went into effect January 1, 2023.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2022 final rule, which went into effect on January 1, 2022, contains updates affecting the...

Author:: Alina G. Bridges, DO; Alexandra Flamm, MD; Daniel M. Siegel, MD, MS

In July 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed fee schedule that will negatively impact practices that...

Major revisions for commonly reported office and outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) codes were implemented on January 1, 2021, by the...