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Gastroenterology Coding Alert

E/M Coding:

Follow This Advice to Correctly Code for Time

Published on Fri Sep 23, 2022

Compare these auditor red flags with your practice’s processes. Determining the level of an evaluation and management (E/M) encounter using total time consistently causes confusion among coders. Like all specialties, gastroenterology practices have been using the 2021 updates to the CPT® Office and Other Outpatient Services codes for a while, but they’re not the only ones still scratching their heads. [...]
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