Radiology Coding Alert

Reader Questions:

Know Existing Patient Carryover Rules for New Practice Providers

Question: We are aware of the new patient rules for office/outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) visits, but this situation is a new one for me: Our interventional radiologist was a solo practitioner who joined our practice and brought most of his existing patients with him. Since joining our practice, he has billed all of those patients with new patient codes, [...]
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