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E/M Coding:

Do You Know When You Can Use Prolonged-Service Codes? Find Out

Published on Thu Dec 08, 2016

Key: Count only face-to-face time and document necessity. When your physician performs an E/M service and spends more time than usual, you can may be able to claim for this additional time and effort spent. You can turn to the following add-on prolonged service codes: +99354 (Prolonged evaluation and management or psychotherapy  service[s]  [beyond  the  typical  service  time  of the [...]
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