Orthopedic Coding Alert

CPT® 2022:

Don’t Minimize This Office/Outpatient E/M Change

Here’s why 99211 descriptor change might seem minor … but it’s not. Coders should be careful not to gloss over one key change when CPT® 2022 takes effect on Jan. 1, 2022. It involves a seemingly innocuous change to a low-level office/outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) service. Which one? The revision in question of the level one office/ outpatient E/M [...]
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