Configure 95 Strict Numeric Exam Levels by Payer

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Select Evaluation and Management Coding Guidelines

You can select the Evaluation and Management (E&M) coding guidelines to use for your practice on the Practice Configuration template. Open the Practice Configuration template. In the E&M Coding section, do one of the following: Select in the 2021 Coding Effective Date. Then, select either the 95 Coding Guidelines or 97 Coding Guidelines option to use for visit types unaffected by the 2021 Coding Guidelines or for encounters before the effective date. Select the 95 Coding Guidelines option, and then select the physical exam calculation method. Parent topic: Best Practices for Evaluation and Management Coding Calculations See also Physical Exam Calculation for 95 Coding Guidelines Physical Exam Calculation for 97 Guidelines

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Review and Configure 95 Detailed Numeric Exam Coding Thresholds

You can configure coding thresholds for body areas and organ systems under the 95 coding guidelines detailed numeric method. Open the Practice Configuration template. In the E&M Coding section, select the 95 Coding Guidelines option. For the 95 PE Exam Calculation Method, select the Detailed Numeric option. 95 Details in E&M Coding section Select 95 Coding Thresholds.The 95 Detailed Exam Coding Thresholds section appears. 95 Detailed Exam Coding Thresholds Review the default number of documented elements. To change the coding thresholds, select to enter a new number for an item under Body Areas or Organ Systems. Parent topic: Detailed Numeric Exam Coding Thresholds for 95 Coding Guidelines

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Review and Configure the 95 Single-Organ System Complete Exam Thresholds

You can configure single-organ system thresholds for a complete exam under the 95 coding guidelines. Open the Practice Configuration template. In the E&M Coding section, select 95 Coding Guidelines. For the 95 PE Exam Calculation Method, select either the Detailed Numeric or Strict Numeric option. 95 Details in E&M Coding section Select the 95 Complete Exam link.The 95 Single System Complete Exam Thresholds section appears. 95 Single System Complete Exam Thresholds section Review the default number of documentation elements for each organ system. To change the coding thresholds, select to enter a new number for an item in the Organ Systems. Parent topic: Single-Organ System Exam Thresholds for 95 Coding Guidelines

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Mark the Medical Decision Making Level as Not Required

If you are using the 95 or 97 Coding Guidelines, you can choose not to use the MDM level as one of the three components for the overall E&M level. You can mark the MDM level as not required on the Practice Configuration template. This option is not applicable to the 2021 Coding Guidelines. Open the Practice Configuration template. Go to the E&M Coding, Medical Decision Making section. Select the MDM not a required component checkbox.MDM not a required component checkbox in E&M, Medical Decision Making section Select Save and Close. Parent topic: Medical Decision Making

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Update a Payer Exam Configuration

You can update the exam levels for a payer on the 95 exam payer configuration template. In the Configured Payer(s) grid, select a payer Change the numbers in the Body areas/organ systems fields. Select Update.The level from and level to fields in the Configured Payer(s) grid display the new values. Parent topic: Configure 95 Strict Numeric Exam Levels by Payer

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Select the Review of Systems Calculation Method

You can select the Review of Systems (ROS) calculation method on the Practice Configuration template. Open the Practice Configuration template. Go to E&M Coding and open the ROS Calculation Method section. For guidance on the ROS calculation method, select the information icon. Select one of the following calculation methods: HPI and ROS credit is given when symptoms are entered on HPI templatesNote: The ROS coding credit is not given when symptoms have been entered on the dynamic HPI templates. ROS is assigned when symptoms are documented on ROS templates Select Save and Close. Parent topic: Review of Systems Calculation for Evaluation and Management Coding

Configure 95 Strict Numeric Exam Levels by Payer

Recommendations

Select Evaluation and Management Coding Guidelines

Review and Configure 95 Detailed Numeric Exam Coding Thresholds

Review and Configure the 95 Single-Organ System Complete Exam Thresholds

Mark the Medical Decision Making Level as Not Required

Update a Payer Exam Configuration

Select the Review of Systems Calculation Method

Configure 95 Strict Numeric Exam Levels by Payer

Select Evaluation and Management Coding Guidelines

Review and Configure 95 Detailed Numeric Exam Coding Thresholds

Review and Configure the 95 Single-Organ System Complete Exam Thresholds

Mark the Medical Decision Making Level as Not Required

Update a Payer Exam Configuration

Select the Review of Systems Calculation Method