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Mythbusters:

Get Time on Your Side with Prolonged E/M Codes

Published on Wed Feb 21, 2018

Extend your prolonged service coding knowledge by busting these 4 myths. Sometimes, patient care extends beyond the typical minutes outlined in the descriptors for evaluation and management (E/M) codes 99201-99215. Complex conditions, counseling, research, and record reviews all take time, and that extra time needs to be reported with separate documentation. It isn't quite as simple as just adding a [...]
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