BC Advantage - 2022 Issue 10

Significant Changes to Emergency Department E/M Reporting Coming in 2023

In 2021, the American Medical Association (AMA) published significant changes to the evaluation and management (E/M) code descriptions, associated times, and coding guidelines applicable to the largest and most reported code range at the time of 99201-99215. As you likely know, these changes included deletion of 99201, changes to the associated time ranges for each code, and the biggest change being the elimination of History and Examination sections from the scoring process used to determine the E/M level of service to be reported. The goal announced then was to create a reduced documentation burden on healthcare providers who...

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