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Pay Attention to Time for This New Patient E/M

Published on Tue Nov 25, 2025

Question: A provider saw a new patient and spent 44 minutes at the encounter. The provider documented the patient’s health history, performed a physical exam, and recorded that they had “no concerns” but recommended that the patient make another appointment if any problems arose. A colleague wants to code this with 99204 because of the time, but I think 99203 [...]
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