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Nail Down the Rules for New Vs. Established Patients

Published on Mon Oct 23, 2023

Find out what to do if a patient follows a provider. Figuring out whether a patient is new or established can mean navigating a lot of nuance, even though it sounds straightforward. Luckily, despite all of the changes to E/M service coding in the past few years, the CPT® guidelines for new versus established patients have remained the same. Here [...]
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