What Would You Do?:
Choosing New vs. Established Patient Codes
Published on Wed Jul 22, 2015
Question: What is the difference between a new and established patient, for office E/M coding purposes? I’ve heard that you can consider a patient new even if they’ve been to your practice before. Is that true? Nevada Subscriber Answer: Quite obviously, if your practice sees a patient for the first time ever, you should choose a new patient E/M code (99201-99205, [...]