BC Advantage - 2021 Issue 1

E/M 2021: A New Year Brings Some Big Changes

After a year filled with new regulations, new rules, new financial models, new viruses, and new ways of interacting remotely with patients, New Year's Day brings one final present: a package of new guidelines for E/M coding. So, let's welcome in 2021 with a quick review of the new E/M coding system that CMS has planned for office practices.Since the 1990s, U.S. physicians have been billing for Evaluation and Management Services based on three-and-a-half key items: history, exam, medical decision making (MDM), and sometimes, in selected situations, time (for example, when counseling and coordination of care constitute...

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