Psych Practice

I thankfully haven't felt the need to write anything about E/M coding in a while. But there seems to be an important update. The NYSP...

In response to my recent CPT article , CPT: A Primer , in The Carlat Report , I received an email from Joel Shield, MD. I don't know Dr....

Here's a link to a CPT "Coach": http://home.midmaine.com/~mtpmd/PsychCodeCoach.html It walks you through a checklist that ...

I just want to refer anyone who is interested to the blog, Shrink Rap , for 4 quick video tutorials on CPT and E&M coding. And a shout ...

In my last post, I simplified the leap from 99212 to 99213: 99213 = 6 exam elements and 1 ROS So I started to wonder if I could have an ...

Okay. I've plowed through figuring out how to E/M code three different notes. And in case you were wondering, I can't remember what ...

Here's the second note of the week: Name: Socrates     DOB: 469 BCE      Date of Service: 11.27.12 Start time: 2:30pm  Stop Time: 3:...

In my last post, I included an example of what I think would be a reasonable 99213 note. But that example is most suitable for psychopharm...

There are three key components to E&M level of care: history, exam, and medical decision making. Each of these components h...