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Follow These 3 Rules to Ace 99211

Published on Wed Mar 22, 2017

Here’s why you never report 99211 for a new patient. Whether you’ve been an evaluation and management (E/M) coder for a while or you’re new to the coding profession, you have probably encountered an often-misunderstood code — 99211. Code 99211 (Office or other outpatient visitfor the evaluation and management of an established patient, that may not require the presence of [...]
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