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Wiki Time lapse new patient

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How many years in between visits would it take for a patient to be considered "new" again?

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Jillian
 
3 years as stated below:

Section Notes - 99201-99215 Outpatient and Other Visits - (99201-99215)
Outpatient and Other Visits

INCLUDES: Established patients: received prior care from the physician or another physician in the practice of the same specialty in the previous three years (99211-99215)

New patients: have not received care from the physician or any other physician in the same practice within the same specialty in the previous three years (99201-99205)

Office visits

Outpatient services prior to formal admission to a facility

EXCLUDES: Services provided in:

- Emergency department (99281-99285)

- Hospital observation (99217-99220)

- Hospital observation or inpatient with same day admission and discharge (99234-99236)
 
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