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Fam Pract Manag. 2009;16(2):32

Cindy Hughes is the AAFP’s coding and compliance specialist, a contributing editor to Family Practice Management and co-author of the FPM blog Getting Paid (http://blogs.aafp.org/fpm/gettingpaid). Author disclosure: nothing to disclose. These answers were reviewed by the FPM Coding & Documentation Review Panel, which includes Robert H. Bosl, MD, FAAFP; Marie Felger, CPC, CCS-P; Thomas A. Felger, MD, DABFP, CMCM; David Filipi, MD, MBA, and the Coding and Compliance Department of Physicians Clinic; Emily Hill, PA-C; Kent Moore; Joy Newby, LPN, CPC; P. Lynn Sallings, CPC; and Susan Welsh, CPC, MHA.

Pap test

ECG technical component

Lesion removal by shaving

Counting exam elements

Editor’s note: While we attempt to provide accurate advice, payers may not accept the coding and documentation recommended. Refer to the CPT and ICD-9 manuals and the Documentation Guidelines for Evaluation and Management Services for the most detailed, up-to-date information.

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