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Calculate Time for Office E/M in 2021

Published on Fri Nov 20, 2020

Question: ’ve heard that if we’re reporting E/M services based on time in 2021, we can count time spent before and after the office visit when we select the code. Is that true? Nebraska Subscriber Answer: Under certain circumstances, you may count time spent before and after an office visit when you determine E/M level based on time in 2021. [...]
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