American Academy of Pediatrics

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Incident-To Billing: A Brief Review

This article provides a brief review of Medicare’s incident-to policy (sometimes adopted by other payers), including the following topics: Definition of the incident-to policy Criteria for incident-to billing Other considerations

Connecting Coding and Policy: Providing Medical Care to Parents

When medical services are provided to adult patients by a pediatrician, the documentation, coding, and billing may differ from those for services provided to children. This article answers questions about medical services provided to a parent or adult caregiver of a pediatric pat...

Did You Know? Documenting Prescription Drug Management

When determining the level of medical decision-making (MDM) of an evaluation and management (E/M) service, a physician’s or other qualified health care professional’s (QHP’s) decision-making concerning prescription drug management is one option for determining the risk element of...

Celebrating 25 Years: A History of Looking Ahead

We’re wrapping up our yearlong celebration of the AAP Pediatric Coding Newsletter’s 25th anniversary! This final article examines how the newsletter has addressed evolving codes and payment methodologies over the past 25 years. The following topics are discussed: The evolution of...