DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2015 Issue 9 (September)

E/M office visit denial rates move little but financial impacts are big

Most denial rates for office E/M codes (99201-99215) were flat from 2013 to 2014, with three exceptions.Code 99211 had denial rates that jumped from 11% to 14%, 99201 increased from 31% to 33% and 99203 went from 10% to 11%, according to the latest Medicare claims data.

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