Coding

This article collection features popular FPM content on the subject of coding -- from getting all the 99214s you deserve to differentiating between new and established patient visits. Note that FPM articles published within the last 12 months are accessible to AAFP members and paid subscribers only.

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Annual Updates CPT Coding ICD-9 Coding

ICD-10 Coding E/M Documentation Other Resources

Annual Updates

• CPT Update for 2013 [Feature] (12/01/2012)
• One Last Annual ICD-9 Update [Feature] (10/01/2011)

CPT Coding

• 12 Errors to Avoid in Coding Skin Procedures [Feature] (02/01/2013)
• Are You Prepared to Defend Your Coding? [Getting Paid] (06/01/2005)
• Coding Better for Better Reimbursement [Feature] (01/01/2003)
• Coding Flu Shots: Immunize Against Lost Revenue [Feature] (10/01/2007)
• Coding for Depression Without Getting Depressed [Getting Paid] (03/01/2004)
• Coding From the Bottom Up [Feature] (12/01/2008)
• Coding Hospital Admissions From Other Sites of Service [Getting Paid] (02/01/2003)
• Coding "Routine" Office Visits: 99213 or 99214? [Feature] (09/01/2005)
• Five Common Coding Mistakes That Are Costing You [Feature] (04/01/2011)
• How to Analyze Your E/M Coding Profile [Feature] (04/01/2007)
• Level-II vs. Level-III Visits: Cracking the Codes [Feature] (01/01/2007)
• Making Sense of Preventive Medicine Coding [Feature] (04/01/2004)
• Same-Day E/M Services: What to Do When a Health Plan Won't Pay [Feature] (04/01/2006)
• Sports Physicals: A Coding Conundrum [Feature] (10/01/2006)
• Test Your Coding Skills [Feature] (02/01/2002)
• Time Is on Your Side: Coding on the Basis of Time [Feature] (12/01/2008)
• Understanding When to Use 99211 [Feature] (06/01/2004)
• Understanding When to Use Modifier -25 [Getting Paid] (10/01/2004)
• Understanding When to Use the New Patient E/M Codes [Feature] (09/01/2003)

ICD-9 Coding

• Coding Nonsense, NOS [The Last Word] (10/01/2005)
• One Last Annual ICD-9 Update [Feature] (10/01/2011)
• Seven Tips to Improve Your ICD-9 Coding for Diagnostic Tests [Getting Paid] (02/01/2002)

Other Resources

• ICD-9 Coding Tools From FPM [FPM Toolbox]

ICD-10 Coding

• ICD-10: What You Need to Know Now [Feature] (04/01/2012)
• The Anatomy of an ICD-10 Code [Feature] (08/01/2012)

E/M Documentation

• Documenting History in Compliance With Medicare's Guidelines [Feature] (04/01/2010)
• Exam Documentation: Charting Within the Guidelines [Feature] (06/01/2010)
• Thinking on Paper: Documenting Decision Making [Feature] (08/01/2010)
• E/M Coding and the Documentation Guidelines: Putting It All Together [Feature] (10/01/2011)
• A Refresher on Medical Necessity [Feature] (08/01/2006)
• Structure and Synchronicity for Better Charting [Feature] (08/01/2011)
• Is Your Medicare Payer Playing by the Rules? [Feature] (08/01/2010)
• Documenting and Coding Preventive Visits: A Physician's Perspective [Feature] (08/01/2012)

Other Resources

• E/M Visit Progress Note
• Guidelines for Time-Based Coding
• Level-4 Reference Card

Last Update: 07/23/2010