Primary Care Coding Alert
Which Elements Stack Up to Moderate Complexity? Find Out Here
Published on Thu Jul 27, 2006
Clip and save your MDM breakdown guide You can easily calculate the right number of elements for a given MDM level if you refer to this chart. The table shows the progression of the elements each level of medical decision-making (MDM) requires. To qualify for a given type of decision-making, the family physician's documentation must meet or exceed two of three elements.
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