Determining Physician Level of Service with SNOMED RT.

Abstract Preliminary results from the application of SNOMED RT coding to a set of clinical findings indicates that SNOMED descriptive logic provides a promising platform for coding physician level of service. The inherent descriptive definitions of SNOMED terms frequently include E&M scoring requirements. Our initial findings indicate administrative coverage for determining physician level of service is not as rich as clinical coverage, but the prospect of using a single vocabulary for both purposes is appealing.