Question 1 of 4

(demo test)

Product Demo for Coding

A patient comes into your office for an exam. She moved away from the State for a while and now she has moved back. You feel that since it has been a really long time since you've seen her that you should be able to bill the exam as a New Patient. What length of time must lapse between patient office visits before you can bill a patient previously seen in your practice as a New Patient?

A. one year

B. two years

C. three years

D. four years

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Category:

Coding Basics

High Yield:

No

Your Answer:

U

Correct Answer:

C

Explanation:

Patients that have not been seen in your office for three years can be billed as New Patients. Please keep this in mind because a New Patient exam reimburses significantly more than an Established Patient visit. See the CMS guidelines at:  http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/Downloads/eval_mgmt_serv_guide-ICN006764.pdf. 

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