tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2007 Issue 2

CPT 2007: Go With the Flow to Determine 'New' vs. 'Established'

Even if the patient has been to your office before, he might be new Proper coding for various E/M services (such as outpatient visits and rest home services) rests on determining whether a patient is -new- or -established,- as defined by AMA guidelines.To make the -new vs. established- decision easier, CPT 2007 includes a helpful flowchart.  Now, a foolproof decision is only a few questions away. -3-Year Rule- Still Applies If the physician (or any physicians of the same specialty billing under a common group number) has never seen a patient before, that patient is automatically...

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