Toni Elhoms, a Denver-based provider coding and education consultant, shared four tips with Medical Economics for preventing claim denials due to incorrect evaluation and management code levels.
The strategies are:
1. Make sure the evaluation/management code provides an accurate representation of the encounter between the patient and physician.
2. Look back at requirements in evaluation/management guidelines when documenting code levels.
3. Don't overuse copy and paste functionality.
4. Be wary of prepopulated templates that may result in denials.
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