DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2020 Issue 10 (October)

CMS diverges from CPT guidance on time rules for new prolonged code

You may need to keep track of two different times for the new prolonged service code — 99417 — when it debuts in 2021. CMS will not follow the time ranges that the AMA released in its guidelines for office E/M visits and prolonged services.

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