HMP Global September 22, 2022
The process by which office and other outpatient evaluation and management (E&M) levels (CPT® 99202 – 99215) are selected was changed by the American Medical Association (AMA) CPT® Editorial Panel effective January 1, 2021.[1] This welcome change resulted in the removal of barriers that made it difficult for some specialists to reach higher level office and other outpatient E&M levels. Effective January 1, 2023,[2] under the guidance of the AMA CPT Editorial Panel, these same changes will also be applied to the method used to select the level of these E&M service types:
- Hospital Inpatient and Observation Care
- Consultation
- Emergency Department
- Nursing Facility
- Home or Residence
With this change, one will select the levels of office or other...
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