Gastroenterology Coding Alert

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Will Proposed E/M Changes Hurt Or Help Your GI Practice?

Hint: Proposal would cause one practice in our sampling to lose $25,000 in a year. If your practice often complains about the limitations that the 1995 and 1997 E/M guidelines place on E/M coding, CMS may have delivered a gift in the form of the latest fee schedule proposal. The agency is considering major changes to how E/M codes are [...]
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