Question:
Can an evaluation and management (E&M) code be reported when a physician in attendance for pulmonary diagnostic testing or therapy obtains a limited history and performs a limited physical examination?
Answer:
In the scenario you describe, separate reporting of an E&M service is not appropriate. If a significant, separately identifiable E&M service is performed unrelated to the performance of the pulmonary diagnostic testing or therapy, an E&M service may be reported with modifier 25.