Primary Care Coding Alert

E/M Coding:

Start the Year at the Highest Level by Solving These MDM Scenarios

The arrival of the New Year means your office/outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) coding should now be complying with the 2021 CPT® guidelines. So, if they are still confusing to you, or if need a refresher on how the new medical decision making (MDM) table (which you can find at www.ama-assn.org/system/files/2019-06/cpt-revised-mdm-grid.pdf) works, here are three different scenarios for you [...]
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