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Aug 23rd, 2011 - harmijo 8
Podiatry visits--is E/M needed
If a patient comes in for a podiatry visit, the podiatrist trims nails and debridement of keratosis is done, does this visit still need an E/M code?
Aug 25th, 2011 - harmijo 8
re: Podiatry visits--is E/M needed
[If a patient comes in for a podiatry visit, the podiatrist trims nails and debridement of keratosis is done, does this visit still need an E/M code? ]
re: Podiatry visits--is E/M needed
If the visit was only done to trim the nails and debride the keratosis then the E/M is not separately reportable. If the EM was done for a separate reason then you may separately report it.
