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E/M Coding:

Keep Up ED E/M Skills in 2021

Published on Tue Aug 03, 2021

These codes don’t have the updated descriptors of 99202-99215. When your surgeon provides services in an emergency department (ED) setting, coding for these encounters is the same as it was in 2020. Unfortunately, not all evaluation and management (E/M) services have the same reporting rules as they did last year, which could cause confusion. New office/outpatient rules: The descriptors, and [...]
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