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E/M Coding:

Stay Out of Auditors’ Crosshairs by Correctly Coding Time-Based Visits

Published on Thu Dec 08, 2022

Make sure you don’t bill a service twice. Using total time to level an evaluation and management (E/M) encounter has continued to confuse coders since the 2021 updates to the CPT® Office and Other Outpatient Services were implemented. Now, hospital and inpatient E/M services have received these E/M rules, too. Luckily, Rae Jimenez, CPC, CDEO, CIC, CPB, CPMA, CPPM, CCS, [...]
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