DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2013 Issue 11 (November)

Benchmark: Use of observation E/M codes skyrockets

At least one segment of E/M billing utilization is booming — use of new patient observation codes 99218–99220 and subsequent codes 99224–99226, according to a Part B News analysis of Medicare billing data from 2010–2012, the most recent years available. The jump in use of observation services is not a complete surprise, however.

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