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Table of Contents

• UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT CODING
• CHAPTER 1 History of Evaluation and Management Coding
• CHAPTER 2 Evaluation and Management Coding Foundations
• CHAPTER 3 CPT Modifiers for Evaluation and Management Coding
• UNIT 2 STRUCTURE OF THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT SECTION OF CPT
• CHAPTER 4 Introduction to Evaluation and Management Subsections (Categories)
• CHAPTER 5 Outpatient and Inpatient General Services
• CHAPTER 6 Neonatal and Pediatric Specialty Services and Critical Care Services
• CHAPTER 7 Patient Home Services
• CHAPTER 8 Other Services
• UNIT 3 EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES-LEVELS AND COMPONENTS
• CHAPTER 9 Evaluation and Management Service Level Selection
• CHAPTER 10 History
• CHAPTER 11 Exam
• CHAPTER 12 Medical Decision Making and Assigning an E&M Level
• CHAPTER 13 Contributing Components and Time
• UNIT 4 MEDICARE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES
• CHAPTER 14 Medicare 1995 Documentation Guidelines
• CHAPTER 15 Medicare 1997 Documentation Guidelines
• UNIT 5 CASE STUDIES
• Case Studies
• APPENDIXES
• APPENDIX A 1995 Documentation Guidelines for Evaluation & Management Services
• APPENDIX B 1997 Documentation Guidelines for Evaluation and Management Services
• APPENDIX C Audit Tool
• APPENDIX D Answers to End-of-Chapter Review Questions
• APPENDIX E Answers to End-of-Chapter Case Studies
• APPENDIX F Glossary