Crack the Codes: Practice Management & Coding Virtual Course-Workbook: CPT Revised Guidelines for Evaluation and Management (E/M) Office/Outpatient Visits (99202-99215)

Workbook: CPT Revised Guidelines for Evaluation and Management (E/M) Office/Outpatient Visits (99202-99215)

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The document discusses the revised E/M guidelines for office and outpatient visits in 2021, presented by Jennifer Bell. It explains that legal advice should be sought for specific billing or practice-related questions. The guidelines emphasize using medical decision making (MDM) or time to determine the level of service, rather than history and exam. The document provides details on the criteria for selecting the level of service based on MDM and discusses the use of time for code selection. It also includes information on prolonged service codes and compares the CPT and CMS guidelines for reporting them. The document concludes with an explanation of the elements of MDM and provides scenarios to help healthcare professionals accurately document and code office visits based on MDM.

Keywords

revised E/M guidelines

office and outpatient visits

2021

Jennifer Bell

medical decision making

time

level of service

prolonged service codes

CPT

CMS guidelines