Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Proper Coding of a Sports Medicine Physician's Exam

Even sports physicians have to send bills to an insurance company. With all of the rules on proper coding, it's often confusing to figure out the level of examination or re-examination you've done on a patient in an "on-field" environment or in your office.

Here's a great FREE tool you can download and use to help you figure out whether or not you did a 99203 or a 99215. It's simple, easy and best of all, FREE.  I've been using it for a couple years and it makes the process of coding much easier. If an insurance company ever denies or down-codes you, this handy little tool will even let you print out the assessment of your coding so you can prove your 99204 was in fact a 99204.

I've even used this handy little piece of software to evaluate other physician's level of E & M coding when doing file reviews for insurance companies and attorneys.

Click here to go to the download page for the free Flex Medical Coder program

Hope you find it as useful as I did.


Todd M. Narson, DC, DACBSP, ICSSD