Mark the Medical Decision Making Level as Not Required

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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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Medical Decision Making

Physicians can use Medical Decision Making (MDM) from the Finalize template to view and select MDM elements from each of the three different MDM categories. You can indicate that MDM is not a required component for the overall E&M level (for example, for an established patient) on the Practice Configuration template. Under the 2021 Coding Guidelines, the Medical Decision Making automatically suggests an MDM level for a patient, based on the data points documented in the encounter chart note. The Medical Decision-Making Elements panel in the Finalize template displays the calculated level based on the available MDM elements. You can review the MDM tables and change the available MDM elements, as needed. The suggestion of an MDM level helps save time spent on MDM calculation and bill a claim with an appropriate E&M level. Under the 95 or 97 Coding Guidelines, for visit types that require only two of the three possible key components to be calculated for the overall E&M Level (for example

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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

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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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Configure 95 Strict Numeric Exam Levels by Payer

When you select the Strict Numeric option for 95 Coding Guidelines, you can configure all exam levels for each payer on the 95 Exam Payer Configuration template. Note: Payer configurations on the 95 Exam Payer Configuration template supersede all other coding configurations. 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 Strict Numeric option.The 95 Exam Payer Configuration link becomes active. Select 95 Exam Payer Configuration.The 95 Exam Payer Configuration template opens. 95 Exam Payer Configuration template To review the 95 Exam payer information, select the information icon. In the Payer(s) Available section, select a payer and then select the right arrow to move the payer to the Payer(s) Selected section. Enter the number for each Physical exam level in the fields for Body areas/organ systems. Note: The defaults are 1 as the lowest possible value and 12 as the highest

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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

Mark the Medical Decision Making Level as Not Required

Recommendations

Select Evaluation and Management Coding Guidelines

Medical Decision Making

Select the Review of Systems Calculation Method

Review and Configure 95 Detailed Numeric Exam Coding Thresholds

Configure 95 Strict Numeric Exam Levels by Payer

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

Mark the Medical Decision Making Level as Not Required

Select Evaluation and Management Coding Guidelines

Medical Decision Making

Select the Review of Systems Calculation Method

Review and Configure 95 Detailed Numeric Exam Coding Thresholds

Configure 95 Strict Numeric Exam Levels by Payer

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