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CPT® 2021:

No New Codes, but New Rules Mark These Loose Body Codes

Published on Wed Mar 03, 2021

New reporting guidelines masked by lack of change in codes, descriptors. There was a lot to digest in CPT® 2021. Along with the typical additions, deletions, and revisions, coders had to get used to a new way of reporting office/outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) services. As if that weren’t enough to wrap your head around, there were also some important [...]
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