Instructor’s Guide for ICD-9-CM Diagnostic Coding and ...

If the patient comes to the physician because of an ingrown toenail, a high level of service would not be appropriate. The same would be true of a patient seen with severe abdominal pain. You would expect a high level of E/M code (99214 or 99215) not a low level for treatment of severe abdominal pain. 6. Focus on documentation requirements. ................
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