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15. I am doing some research on Urgent Care settings and would appreciate any resources or suggestions for learning the top billing codes in an urgent care setting.

Top billing codes vary based on coding patterns and services offered in each practice.  To date, no national survey on this issue has been performed.  I can tell you; however, that the number one code set for virtually all urgent care centers is the E/M office codes: 99201-99215. Coding these accurately is the number one issue for urgent care revenue and compliance. That is why our software systems focus on giving automated helps to the urgent care physician. Every existing urgent care center that has tried the system has realized significant financial gains.

 

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David Stern, MD, CPC
CEO, Practice Velocity
Partner, Physicians Immediate Care
Board Member, Urgent Care      Association of America

Dr. Stern helped design the patent-pending Practice Velocity template (PiVoT) that is now used in over 240 urgent care centers. He is board certified in internal medicine and served as Chief Resident in Internal Medicine at Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Stern received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University after completing undergraduate studies at Houghton College in Houghton, NY. Dr. Stern serves on the Board of Directors of the Urgent Care Association of America (UCAOA). A Certified Professional Coder, Dr. Stern writes articles and presents at numerous national and regional conferences on topics, including medical charting, emr, medical coding and medical practice management. With additional partners of John Koehler, MD (CEO) and Terry Buzzard, MD (Regional Medical Director), they operate the urgent care consulting firm of National Med Network and the ten clinics (in Illinois and Oklahoma) of Physicians Immediate Care.

 

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