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A physician can base the level of an evaluation and management service on the time spent counseling the patient and nothing else. Is this statement true or false?
  1. True
  2. False
Explanation
Answer: A - This statement is true. Under certain circumstances, an evaluation and management service can be based solely on the face-to-face time spent with the patient. There are seven components of an E&M service with time being one of them. E&M coding guidelines state that time shall be the key factor when counseling dominates (more than 50%) of a patient encounter.
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