Beyond the Grid: Are We Misusing the MDM Table? Article Reference Code: NAMAS.05.01.2026 Written by: Beth Schleeper, COC, CPC, CPCO, CDEO, CPB, CPMA, CPPM, CRC, CPC-I, CEMC, CANPC, CEMA, CMCS, CMRS Medical Decision Making (MDM) was supposed to make E/M leveling easier. Right? Cleaner. Easier. More consistent. Instead, it’s turned into the coding world’s version of…
April 19, 2024 | By: Beth Schleeper, COC, CPC, CPCO, CDEO, CPB, CPMA, CPPM, CRC, CPC-I, CEMC, CANPC, CEMA, CMCS, CMRS AHHHHHCHHOOO! The sound of Spring and Allergies is in the air. If you are like many of us, you have these pesky critters year-round. So how do we report for the services and supplies?…
August 26, 2022 | By Beth Schleeper, COC, CPC, CPCO, CDEO, CPB, CPMA, CPPM, CRC, CPC-I, CEMC, CEMA Most of us are very aware of the risks inappropriate bundling modifier usage can cause, but when is the last time we thought about how other modifiers may put us at risk? For example, what about our surgical modifiers…