Re: Coding questions

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I never code lower than 99213 for a sick visit. There are more than enough systems

to consider for a sick child with OM, and if you are giving a prescription along

with advise for comfort it's a 99213, at least.TimOn Mon, April 21, 2008 9:47 pm EDT, Chirag Patel

wrote:

For those of you that see pediatrics,

question:I'm sure many of us seeing otitis media/pharyngitis, etc. Do most of

you code 99212 for these conditions? or higher? Many times, there is an

accompanying chronic issue I address to make sure it's stable (allergic rhinitis,

asthma, etc), but other times not. The reason I ask is that in Illinois Medicaid,

the reimbursement difference is close to 100% between these two codes-not sure why

such a large discrepancy.

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I usually code a 3 or 4 for otitis depending on how sick the child is. Larry Lindeman MDRoscoe Village Family Medicine2255 W. RoscoeChicago, Illinois 60618 In addition, the built in risk factors contributing to the child being on Medicaid should inherently make it at least a 213.Lynette I Iles MD 301 South Iowa Ste 2Washington IA 52353 Flexible Family Care'Modern medicine the old-fashioned way' This e-mail and attachments may contain information which is confidential and is only for the named addressee. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete it from your computer.