Prior to receiving medical care, some potential patients may ask for a meet and greet visit with a physician. We expect this kind of “shopping around” when it comes to other types of purchases, and it’s become more common in healthcare. For example, many expectant parents now interview obstetricians before deciding who they’d like to care for them during pregnancy (and do the same with pediatricians who might care for their children).

Click here to read the latest edition of UHA’s Coding Corner and learn why reporting any type of Evaluation and Management (E/M) service code for meet and greet visits is inappropriate.

**source: aapc.com