Coding Corner Question

Paul, a new patient age 50, comes in with a referral from his primary care physician. Should his visit be coded as a new patient visit (code 99201–99205) or a consultation visit (code 99241–99245)? Look for the answer in May’s “From the College.”

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After 25 years, the American Medical Association (AMA) Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) office and outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) codes received a major overhaul. These changes, which went into effect Jan. 1, will help reduce administrative burden on providers and roll back some of the rigid requirements for E/M coding by simplifying the code selection…

Learn to properly use the revised CPT codes to document your time and medical decision making during patient visits to help ensure your practice is appropriately remunerated.

The ICD-10 page on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) website features a countdown clock that shows the time left until Oct. 1, 2015, the date on which compliance with the new code set becomes mandatory. By the time this issue goes to press, the clock will read 90 or fewer days. Time…

Major changes to office and outpatient evaluation and management codes 99201–99205 and 99211–99215 will take effect Jan. 1, 2021.

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