Jimmie,
Have you ever used the extended visit code with a wellness exam code?
In terms of office management, I realize that when we schedule a comp exam with the FAA or CDL add-on, we schedule an hour and a half, to allow time for filling out forms and the extra MA duties involved like audiogram, vision, U/A, etc. As long as we can recoup the charges with the Wellness/annual exam in a similar fashion as you suggest, I have no problems in doing that in that setting as well. I just want to be able to take my time, feel I'm being thorough, and not feel abused.


David Grauman MD
Department of Medicine
Commonwealth Health Center
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands