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2012 E/M Revisions:

Supplement Your 99218-99220 Descriptors With Added Time Guidelines

Published on Sun Nov 27, 2011

CPT® confirms RVUs for subsequent observation care codes 99224-99226.Say hello to fresh time guides on initial observation care codes 99218-99220 and a new modifier for preventive service. Find all these changes and more in the pages of the new edition of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) manual, with codes that take effect on Jan. 1, 2012.Mark Those Extra Time Guidelines To Describe 99218-99220 Brace yourself for added time guidelines for the initial observation care codes 99218-99220 this Jan. 1, 2012. These add-ons will include the following text:99218 -- ...Physicians typically spend 30 minutes at the bedside and on the patient's hospital floor or unit 99219 -- ...Physicians typically spend 50 minutes at the bedside and on the patient's hospital floor or unit99220 -- ...Physicians typically spend 70 minutes at the bedside and on the patient's hospital floor or unit.This will mirror the fact that these codes will feature typical times [...]
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