Advanced Search

EM Coding Alert

News You Can Use:

Have You Heard the Good News? ED E/M RVUs Could Be on the Rise

Published on Mon Oct 21, 2019

Higher pay for 99281-99285 may be on the horizon. Emergency departments (EDs) around the country are waiting with bated breath for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to release the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule. That’s because it potentially contains some good news about small but significant increases in payments for ED E/M codes 99281-99285 (Emergency [...]
You’ve reached your limit of free articles. Already a subscriber? Log in.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe today to continue reading this article. Plus, you’ll get:
  • Simple explanations of current healthcare regulations and payer programs
  • Real-world reporting scenarios solved by our expert coders
  • Industry news, such as MAC and RAC activities, the OIG Work Plan, and CERT reports
  • Instant access to every article ever published in your eNewsletter
  • 6 annual AAPC-approved CEUs*
  • The latest updates for CPT®, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS Level II, NCCI edits, modifiers, compliance, technology, practice management, and more
*CEUs available with select eNewsletters.

Other Articles in this issue of

EM Coding Alert

View All