It’s a fact: Orthopedic practices too often underdocument E/M, and as a result, leave money on the table.

E/Ms are an orthopedic practice’s highest-volume services. RVUs for visit codes have been consistently on the rise. And yet too often, practices leave money on the table for their E/M visits – effectively giving money back to the government – by insufficiently documenting their medical decision making (MDM), not making full use of their NPPs for split/shared services, or missing the opportunity to bill based on time, among other mistakes

Get a refresher on the rules for coding these services from coding expert Margie Scalley Vaught so you don’t inadvertently accrue denials

Orthopedic coding expert Margie Scalley Vaught will help ensure that you get every single penny that you’re due in this interactive webinar.

  • Learn who can do the four history components — which services an NPP can provide, and which the provider must do. You’ll also learn the ropes of shared/split visits, and how these services may expand this year.
  • Typical MDM undercoding goofs that orthopedists make, and simple solutions to correct them. Example: Forgetting to document that you discussed treatment options – a key detail that could boost your code level.
  • When is that orthopedic exam comprehensive? Hint: you can’t bill a comprehensive for evaluating multiple joints, or addressing more than one problem in a visit.
  • Learn the solution to this frequent problem — No history and no exam: No need to fudge with this simple fix!
  • What data elements are needed in a detailed exam – see how the 1995 and 1997 documentation guidelines differ on these requirements, and typical problems practices have applying them.