len from a medical view rechecking ears after 3 weeks to check if there is still fluid in the middle ears is a smart thing. we all know that the infection will probably be gone but not the fluid. if you don't recheck the ears and 6 months later there is a hearing loss, guess who the pt's lawyer will destroy? from a practice management view, you can code a 99212 for the fu and also perform a tympanogram, which is good medicine and helps boost your bottom line richard lander On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 01:53:59PM -0600, Len Leshin wrote: > At 01:33 PM 2/26/2008, you wrote: > >you said you only see 2-3 fu/month. do you recheck the ears on the kids > who > >had otitis media, or bring back your asthmatics or pneumonias? > > My 2 -3 return visits actually referred to parents that brought their > children back on their own volition within the 3 days after an office > visit due to the child "not getting better." Not common. > > I do not have routine guidelines on follow ups for any condition, but > is determined by the child and his/her history. > > Len L. >