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Employ The 3-Year Rule To Accurately Report New/Established Patient E/M Codes

Published on Wed Nov 06, 2013

Hint: Place of service won’t influence the patient status. To accurately report an outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) service (99201-99215) when performed by your pulmonologist, you start your code selection by discerning if the patient is new or established – base your code choices by using the three-year rule to determine the patient’s status. Turn to CPT® for Guidance The chief [...]
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