MDM in 2023 E/M guidelines

In the 2023 guidelines for E+M codes on inpatient, it seems that it's both easier and more difficult to justify a high complexity code. It does however seem that one can justify this on the basis of discussing a medication that requires monitoring, even if it isn't started. In my view, this would mean that discussing, say, the option of an atypical antipsychotic which requires lipid/glucose monitoring in a patient who is manic, psychotic or suicidal, would meet criteria in terms of MDM. What... Read more
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