Maybe just bill as a level 5 ?\_(ツ)_/?
Problem is Kris doesn't get enough on a level 5 to make it worth it.
I try to remember 25 minutes and 40 minutes. I often see a patient for something that isn't that difficult, but I end up spending over 25 minutes or 40 minutes or over. 99214 and 99215. Write the obligatory:
Spent 40 minutes with this patient > 50% of which was spent on counseling and coordination of care. And, you have an audit proof note.
And, just like writing the useless ADHD on Vyvanse scripts, what doctor would ever put 45%. It's a given they will write that. Just do away with it.
Nice thing about being solo with MaineCare is they pretty much don't audit you. They love your practice. The fact that you are seeing patients that would otherwise end up in more expensive EDs., etc. I am a little pickier with the private insurers.
