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I have a question about the upcoming E/M changes using time. The description of the yet-to-be-numbered code for prolonged services states this code should be added to codes 99205 or 99215 for time units of 15 minutes over the base code's max time and specifically states the prolonged services code should not be reported for any time unit less than 15 minutes. The charts used to illustrate the use of this code are conflicting, as they are using the prolonged services code for a...
E/M Prolonged Services for 2021
I have a question about the upcoming E/M changes using time. The description of the yet-to-be-numbered code for prolonged services states this code should be added to codes 99205 or 99215 for time units of 15 minutes over the base code's max time and specifically states the prolonged services code should not be reported for any time unit less than 15 minutes. The charts used to illustrate the use of this code are conflicting, as they are using the prolonged services code for a...
E/M Prolonged Services for 2021
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