DAVID STERN, MD (Practice Velocity) Q. How do you code for a Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) screening visit in a patient who has no symptoms? Can you use a preventive medicine code (99387-99397) and still receive reimbursement? A.You would code based on the service provided. If you performed a physical and collected the specimen to send to the lab, then you would bill the appropriate preventive medicine Evaluation and Management (E/M) code. If the only …
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Congratulations, you have found the perfect job! The chemistry is right, the pay is adequate, and the working environment is somewhat better than a sweatshop. So what’s missing? Ah yes, the contract—that little document designed to protect both parties in the event of a disagreement. Although that description sounds innocuous, employment contracts are usually written by employers and tend to be slanted to their needs, as opposed to those of the employee or contractor. Therefore, …
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