APPLICATION MEDICAL DECISION MAKING RULES TO SEIZURE DISORDERS
E/M TEMPLATE: Level 2 Consultation or New Patient
A new patient is someone not evaluated in the past 3 years by any member of a physician group of the same specialty. A consult is a request for advice by a qualified health care provider; not a request for transfer of care.
Necessary to bill for level 2 visit:
Straight forward medical decision making PLUS
Expanded Problem Focused history AND Expanded Problem Focused examination
MEDICAL DECISION MAKING (MDM) RULES
Straight Forward MDM when 2 of the following (from 3 categories) achieve 1 point each:
1. Limited Number of diagnosis or management options- 1 point
Established problem (to examiner), stable, improved, or
Self-limited or minor problem (stable, improved or worsening)
2. Limited Complexity of data reviewed- 1 point
Review lab reports (1)*, or order labs (1)*, or order diagnostic testing (1)*
*If lab/tests are ordered and results are obtained during the same visit, 1 point total is given
3. Minimal Risk of morbidity and mortality (1 point)
Order lab test requiring venipuncture, or urinalysis
Chest X-ray
ECG/EEG
Ultrasound
Examples: Order a lab study on a patient with a stable or improved problem
If counseling and/or coordination of care consumes > 50 % of the encounter with the patient and /or family, then bill for level 2 new patient visit if the face-to-face time is time is more than 10 minutes of a 20 minute evaluation; and more than 15 minutes of a 30 minute consultation. The neurologist must document the actual face-to-face time and a brief summary of the topics discussed. This can be used in place of the bulleted HX-PX-MDM system.
Problem Focused History
|History of Present Illness |Chief complaint, plus 1-3 points regarding location, quality, severity, duration, timing, |
| |context, modifying factors, associated signs and symptoms |
|Review of Systems |Problem pertinent, one system |
|Past, Family, Social History |None needed |
---AND---
Single System Neurologic Examination (6 to 11 of 25 points)
|General Appearance (1) |Tone (1) |
|3 or more vital signs (1) |Strength (1) |
|Fundus (1) |Reflexes (1) |
|Cardiovascular Examination - pulses, bruits, or auscultation of heart (1) ( 1 |Coordination (1) |
|point maximum) | |
|Mental Status (5) |Sensation (1) |
|Cranial Nerves (8) |Gait (1) |
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