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Medical decision-making scenario: Left knee pain

Reading over the rules and consulting the medical decision-making (MDM) table is one way to get acquainted with the evaluation and management (E/M) office visit guidelines. But to really learn the E/M office visit guidelines, there is nothing better than seeing how they are used in real life. This code scenario will help you to do just that. In it, you’ll find a rationale so you can see the decision-making process that went into selection of each MDM element.

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