Which statement best describes Category 2 MDM?

Which statement best describes Category 2 MDM?

• A. Provider reviewed external notes, labs, or imaging
• B. Provider personally reviewed and interpreted imaging, EKGs, or pathology without billing separately
• C. Provider engaged in a conversation with another provider
• D. Global period includes up to 90 days

Answer: (B)

Category 2 MDM hinges on the clinician’s direct, personal interpretation of diagnostic data during the visit. The best statement is that the provider personally reviewed and interpreted imaging, EKGs, or pathology and did not bill separately for that interpretation, because it shows active data analysis by the clinician within the encounter and counts toward the MDM level. This contrasts with simply reviewing notes or data from another source, or having a separate interpretation billed as another service, which doesn't reflect the physician’s own interpretive work within the encounter. The global period option is about billing timing, not the decision-making data itself.

Category 2 MDM hinges on the clinician’s direct, personal interpretation of diagnostic data during the visit. The best statement is that the provider personally reviewed and interpreted imaging, EKGs, or pathology and did not bill separately for that interpretation, because it shows active data analysis by the clinician within the encounter and counts toward the MDM level. This contrasts with simply reviewing notes or data from another source, or having a separate interpretation billed as another service, which doesn't reflect the physician’s own interpretive work within the encounter. The global period option is about billing timing, not the decision-making data itself.