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EM Navigation & Curriculum

Code E/M with confidence, not guesswork.

A structured path through Evaluation & Management, from global periods and modifiers to MDM tables, settings of care and real clinical reports to practice on.

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MDM · 2 of 3 rule

99214
  • AProblems addressedModerate
  • BData reviewedLow
  • CRiskModerate
Final MDMModerate

Tables A and C both reach Moderate, so the visit supports moderate MDM, even though data is only Low.

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The curriculum

Evaluation & Management, in order.

Five modules, 26 lessons. Work top to bottom, or jump straight to what you're coding today.

01

Foundations

How E/M changed, where it happens, and the modifiers that shape every claim.

  1. 01EM 2020 to 2024 & ElementsFrom history/exam/MDM to MDM-or-time.
  2. 02Place of ServicePOS codes and why location changes the code family.
  3. 03Global Period & EM ModifiersModifiers 24, 25, 57 and global days.-25-57-24
  4. 04GC, GE & FS ModifiersTeaching physician and split/shared visits.GCGEFS
  5. 05Bundled EMWhen an E/M is not separately payable.

02

Medical Decision Making

The 2-of-3 rule and the three tables that decide the level.

  1. 06MDM Intro & Table ANumber & complexity of problems addressed (COPA).
  2. 07Table B: Data AnalyzedCategories I–III of data reviewed and analyzed.
  3. 08Table C: RiskRisk of complications, morbidity or mortality.

03

Settings of Care

Code families by where and how the patient is seen.

  1. 09Outpatient99202–99215
  2. 10Inpatient & Observation99221–99239
  3. 11Same Day Admit & Discharge99234–99236
  4. 12Consultation99242–99255
  5. 13Critical Care9929199292
  6. 14Newborn Care99460–99463
  7. 15Telemedicine

04

Time-Based & Care Management

Prolonged time, transitions, chronic care and wellness visits.

  1. 16Prolonged Services99417G2212
  2. 17TCMTransitional care management.9949599496
  3. 18CCMChronic care management.9949099487
  4. 19AWV (Medicare & Non-Medicare)G0402G0438G0439

05

Practice & Reference

Apply it: reports, worked examples, tools and FAQs.

  1. 20Reports to Practice
  2. 21Simple Reports
  3. 22Clinical Examples
  4. 23H&P Notes
  5. 24Dementia Coding Decision Tool
  6. 25EM FAQs
  7. 26Practice Test

Beyond E/M

Procedures, diagnoses & certification.

Procedures

Common EM Procedures

Minor procedures you meet alongside E/M visits.

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Diagnosis

ICD-10-CM

Chapter-wise guidelines with practice scenarios.

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Certification

CPC Exam

Exam pattern, syllabus and strategy.

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