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Missed Coding and Billing Opportunities in Primary Care: Capturing the Value of Your Work

This is a corrected version of the article that appeared in print.

VINITA MAGOON, DO, JD, MBA, MPH

FPM. 2025;32(4):26-32.

Author disclosure: no relevant financial relationships.

This content conforms to AAFP criteria for CME.

Family physicians can get paid for common services such as counseling and screenings. The key is recognizing them and knowing how to code them.

Dr. Magoon is a physician executive at a large, national payer. She is also part-time clinical faculty for Texas A&M University’s family medicine residency in Round Rock, Texas, and a member of the FPM Editorial Advisory Board.

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