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Beware of Assigning E/M in This New Patient Encounter

Published on Tue Nov 24, 2020

Question: Can we bill 99201-99205 for a patient who comes in to establish care with our pediatrician? The patient is new to our practice and is healthy, with no signs, symptoms, or problems of any kind. Arizona Subscriber Answer: If the patient has no condition for your provider to evaluate or manage, you cannot bill a new patient E/M code [...]
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