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E/M Auditing - MDM - Table B

Date: Aug 28, 2018

Question:

When a provider is ordering or reviewing an outside x-ray and then independently visualizes and interprets the same x-ray, does the provider get 2 points or 3 points in MDM Table B (they are not separately billing for the XR-26)?

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