In Order to Consider Time as a Factor in Evaluation

question 35

Multiple Choice

In order to consider time as a factor in evaluation and management (E/M) coding, counseling must constitute more than:

• A) 25% of the visit.
• B) 30% of the visit.
• C) 50% of the visit.
• D) 75% of the visit.

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Definitions:

Population Variance

Average squared deviation of a score from the population mean.

Interquartile Range

The difference between the 25th and 75th percentiles of a dataset, representing the middle fifty percent of the data.

Data

Information collected for reference or analysis, often numerical in nature, used to calculate or demonstrate patterns.

Squared Deviation

The square of the difference between an observed value and the mean, used in statistical analysis to measure variance.