You Be the Coder:
Get to the Bottom of This Prolonged Care Service Myth
Published on Thu Mar 29, 2018
Question: Can you report prolonged services with any level of E/M code or just the highest-level E/M codes? Washington Subscriber Answer: It's a common myth that prolonged care services can only be reported with the highest level of E/M code, like 99205 (Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient...) or 99215 (...an established [...]