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E & M Billing
Is it okay to bill 2 E & M codes for a patient who comes in to be seen for W/C injury and while in with provider mentions they have another issue not related to W/C injury. Provider dictates two office notes one addressing each issue carefully not mentioning the other.
re: E & M Billing
I believe you can do this, when you maintain two separate notes as you say. However, be cautious about what would appear to be double-billing (i.e., counting the same elements of ROS and exam for code selection in both cases). Doing that would definitely give off the appearance of double billing.