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Be Careful When Using MDM Tables

Published on Tue Aug 17, 2021

Question: Both the Elements of Medical Decision Making (MDM) table in the 2021 CPT® Manual and the Table of Risk currently provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contain examples of presenting problems, tests, and patient management options. Can the examples in the CMS table be used for the new office/outpatient E/M codes? Wyoming Subscriber Answer: When [...]
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