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Prolonged physician services: Nursing facility E/M visits
Learn more about billing Medicare for prolonged nursing facility E/M services exceeding the maximum time by at least 15 minutes...
Prolonged physician services: Hospital inpatient or observation care services
Learn more about billing Medicare for prolonged hospital inpatient or observation care E/M services exceeding the maximum time...
Improve your billing of hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management codes
Effective January 1, 2023, changes were made to hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management codes. Review this...
Prolonged physician services: Home or residence visits
Learn more about billing Medicare for prolonged home or residence E/M services that exceed the maximum time by at least 15...
First Coast’s E/M interactive worksheet updates: Verify your E/M code selection
Our E/M interactive worksheet has been upgraded to assist you with verifying proper code selection for office and “other” E/M...
Split or shared E/M guidelines: Medicare Claims Processing Manual updates
This article summarizes the Medicare E/M guidelines for split or shared E/M services effective in 2024.
Critical care services
CMS has new guidelines for critical care services effective January 1, 2022. These updates were implemented February 15, and...
Do not report more than one unit per date of service for E/M codes
Avoid claim rejects. If you bill E/M codes within the CPT code range 99202-99239, do not report more than one unit per date of...
Prolonged physician services: Office and other outpatient visits
Learn more about billing Medicare for prolonged office and other outpatient E/M services that exceed the maximum time by at...