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HCPCS Level II 2021:

Update Your Prolonged E/M, Virtual Check-Ins, and Ob-Gyn Quality Measures

Published on Tue Jan 12, 2021

For Medicare payers, start submitting G2212 instead of +99417. As of January 1, you have a few HCPCS Level II codes to use when you bill Medicare for prolonged E/M visits, thanks to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) 2021 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule. That’s not all. You should also note two new virtual check-in codes [...]
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