Evaluation And Management Coding Made Easy

This book includes the 2024 updates for Evaluation and Management (E/M) codes, effective January 1, 2024. The book has been significantly revised for this year! Also added were new review questions and additional decision trees to make selecting a code even easier. Each of the components of an E/M code (appropriate history and examination, medical decision making, and time) are described in detail. Then each category of code (outpatient, inpatient/observation, consultation, critical and intensive care, preventive services, emergency services, nursing facility services, prolonged services, etc.) is described in detail. the modifiers used with these codes and includes a dictionary of terms.

This book simplifies the language of Current ProceduralTerminology® (CPT) for Evaluation and Management coding. The book includes the updates for 2022. This book was developed by a coding teacher to help both students and working coders. The book is updated every year or as needed. The book covers: The key components (history, examination and medical decision making) Office or other outpatient services Forms to guide the reader through the step-by-step process to determine level of service Services to patients who are not sick Non-Face-to-Face Services Services based on time Modifiers Definitions of terms CMS' 1997 Documentation Guidelines

Evaluation and Management Coding Made Easy book has now been updated to include the extensive 2021 changes!This book simplifies the language of CPT(R) E/M guidelines and places the guidelines into charts for easy reference. The book covers: -Outpatient and inpatient coding -Preventive care -Other services such as critical care and prolonged services. The book also includes a discussion of modifiers and terms used in E/M services.Forms are included to guide the reader through the step-by-step process of determining the level of service. This book is designed especially for both students and working coders.

Defeat the challenges that threaten your E/M claims and compliance success. Evaluation and management (E/M) services are the lifeblood of your revenue stream, and yet they’re the most problematic to report. Claim denials remain high. E/M coding errors, in fact, rose from 11.9% in 2018 to account for 12.8% of CMS’s overall 2019 improper payment rate. How much E/M revenue are you losing? Safeguard your organization from claim denials and audit scrutiny with the Evaluation & Management Coding Reference Guide. Our experts break down E/M coding rules and requirements into simple, manageable steps written in everyday language to boost your E/M reporting skills. Learn how to capture the key components of medical history, physical exam, and medical decision-making—and capitalize on real-world clinical scenarios to prevent over- or under-coding. The Evaluation & Management Coding Reference Guide will help you prep for 2021 E/M guideline changes overhauling new and established office and outpatient services, and walk you through online digital E/M services, remote physiologic monitoring, and more. Master the ins and outs of E/M coding—CPT® guidelines, level of service, modifiers, regulations, and documentation guidelines. Put an end to avoidable denials and optimize your E/M claims for full and prompt reimbursement. Benefit from expert tutorials covering the spectrum of E/M reporting concepts and challenges: Prep for 2021 guideline changes and their impact on your organization Master the ins and outs of E/M guidelines in CPT® Capture the seven components of E/M services Sort out medical decision-making coding Avoid the pitfalls of time-based coding Nail down specifics for critical care E/M services Clear up modifier confusion Understand NPPs rules for same-day E/M services Take the guesswork out of complexity determinations Get the details on coding surgery and E/M together Learn the principles of E/M documentation

Evaluation and Management Coding Made Easy 2020 simplifies the language of CPT(R) E/M guidelines and places the simplified wording into charts for easy reference. The book covers: -Outpatient and inpatient coding -Preventive care -Other services such as critical care and prolonged services. The book also includes a discussion of modifiers and terms used in E/M services.A form is included to guide the reader through the step-by-step process of determining the level of service. This book is designed especially for both students and working coders. Some of the cost of this book is used for CPT royalty payments.

ICD-10-CM updates effective October 1, 2020. New for this edition--Review quizzes to help the reader differentiate between codes for mother and baby, musculoskeletal system and injury, and poisoning, adverse effects, toxic effects and underdosing. This book was developed by a certified coding teacher to help her students and others understand the complicated and confusing coding guides. It translates the guidelines into plain English and places them into tables for easy reference. See also Coding Made Easy books on PCS, External Causes, and E/M coding.

Text is a comprehensive tutorial designed to be a basic introduction to the evaluation and management (E/M) codes of CPT (Current Procedural Terminology).