Search Results for 99213 -- AAFP

Dec 1, 2009 - Start with steps that increase practice revenue. Then you'll be better able to afford the steps that just make practice better and more satisfying.

Family Practice Management : Articles

https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2009/1100/p18.html

Coding & Documentation - Sep-Oct 2009 -- FPM

Oct 1, 2009 - ...observation care services on day one, 99213 for observation care on day two and 99217 for observation care discharge services on day three. The hospital listed the patient as an outpatient all three days. Is there a better code than 99213 to use for day two? Also, should 99219 be...

Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation

https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2009/0900/p30.html

Practice Pearls - Sep-Oct 2009 -- FPM

Oct 1, 2009 - ...The typical office visit for a family physician is represented by CPT code 99213. The work RVUs for that code in 2009 are 0.92. Based on this number, at 20 visits per day a family physician might be expected to generate 18.4 work RVUs per day, on average. Kent J. Moore AAFP Leawood,...

Family Practice Management : Practice Pearls

https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2009/0900/p31.html

AAFP News - May 1, 2009 - American Family Physician

May 1, 2009 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.

American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0501/p733.html

Chart Audit: Is Your Practice Billing What It Should? -- FPM

Apr 1, 2009 - A simple review may save your practice loads of money.

Family Practice Management : Articles

https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2009/0300/p15.html

AAFP News - Feb 15, 2009 - American Family Physician

Feb 15, 2009 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.

American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0215/p259.html

Charting Then and Now -- FPM

Feb 1, 2009 - Chart notes used to be primarily for doctors, but oh how times have changed.

Family Practice Management : The Last Word

https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2009/0100/p40.html

Coding & Documentation - Jan-Feb 2009 -- FPM

Feb 1, 2009 - ...a patient comes in for a sinus infection and I administer an injection of Celestone for the sinus infection, can 90772 be billed along with 99213? What if the sinus infection was the primary focus of the visit but I administer a B12 shot for anemia? A You can report both codes as...

Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation

https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2009/0100/p30.html

Time Is on Your Side: Coding on the Basis of Time -- FPM

Dec 1, 2008 - E/M coding can be so complex that you forget those visits where it's just a matter of time.

Family Practice Management : Articles

https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2008/1100/p17.html

Coding From the Bottom Up -- FPM

Dec 1, 2008 - Start from the presenting problem to get to the right code faster.

Family Practice Management : Articles

https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2008/1100/p22.html

Coding & Documentation - Nov 2008 -- FPM

Dec 1, 2008 - ...We had a patient come in for a routine diabetic checkup, which we billed using CPT code 99213 and ICD-9 code 250.02. A few hours later, this patient came in with a migraine and hypertension issues. Could we have reported code 99058 for the second visit? A Code 99058 is to be...

Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation

https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2008/1100/p37.html

How We Improved Our Practice and Our Bottom Line With a New EMR System -- FPM

Aug 1, 2008 - This four-physician practice has good reason to be enthusiastic about new technology.

Family Practice Management : Articles

https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2008/0700/p25.html

Coding & Documentation - Jul 2008 -- FPM

Aug 1, 2008 - ...to attach modifier 25 to the evaluation and management (E/M) code when an injection is also performed? For example, I have been coding 99213-25 with 90772. A Yes. CPT instructs that modifier 25 may be reported when a significant and separately identifiable E/M service is provided...

Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation

https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2008/0700/p43.html

A Multiple-Service Rule for E/M Services -- FPM

Jun 1, 2008 - A simple rule change could improve access and quality of care while reducing inequities between compensation for E/M services and for procedures.

Family Practice Management : Opinion

https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2008/0600/p9.html

What Every Physician Should Know About the RUC -- FPM

Feb 1, 2008 - A small group of physicians has a big say in what you get paid.

Family Practice Management : Articles

https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2008/0200/p36.html

Coding & Documentation - Jan 2008 -- FPM

Jan 1, 2008 - ...The most current Medicare utilization data for family medicine indicates that 58 percent of established patient office visits were coded 99213 and 28 percent were coded 99214. Forty-three percent of new patient visits were coded 99203 and 27 percent were coded 99204. This data is...

Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation

https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2008/0100/p43.html

Coding & Documentation - Nov 2007 -- FPM

Dec 1, 2007 - ...Can I report office visit code 99213 with modifier -25 and code 90805 for psychotherapy at the same visit? A No. Code 90805 reports that psychotherapy and medical E/M services were provided on the same date, which includes evaluation and management of comorbid conditions, drug...

Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation

https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2007/1100/p15.html