Can we just avoid all the algorithm complexities and
simply code 92114s by time. Since our group's psychiatrists seem to always spend about 25-30 min total face-to-face and > 50% of that
time on counseling anyway, we can't find any down-side to charting and
coding this way, rather than in the traditional E&M complexity manner. It seems like a no-brainer for psychiatry and I can't find any documentation suggesting we can't code mostly by time. Is there a downside to making coding by time (if documented correctly) our standard?
simply code 92114s by time. Since our group's psychiatrists seem to always spend about 25-30 min total face-to-face and > 50% of that
time on counseling anyway, we can't find any down-side to charting and
coding this way, rather than in the traditional E&M complexity manner. It seems like a no-brainer for psychiatry and I can't find any documentation suggesting we can't code mostly by time. Is there a downside to making coding by time (if documented correctly) our standard?
