Evaluation and management
Incident-to service guidelines
Medicare pays for services and supplies that are furnished incident to a physician’s or other practitioner’s services, are commonly included in the physician’s or practitioner’s bills, and for which…
Incident-to services
This is a central location for incident-to services information, including links to related CMS resources and references. General information regarding the Medicare program can be found using the…
Telehealth services
Telehealth services substitute for an in-person visits and involve two-way, interactive technology permitting communication between the practitioner and patient. Recent legislation authorized an…
Telehealth services
Telehealth services substitute for an in-person visits and involve two-way, interactive technology permitting communication between the practitioner and patient. Recent legislation authorized an…
Care management services
Care management services are covered under the Medicare program. View information regarding care management services, including links to related CMS resources and references.
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 on the date of service.
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 on the date of service.
Physician and allowed practitioner certification and recertification of home health services
Physician or allowed practitioner services involving certification and recertification of Medicare-covered home health services may be separately coded and reimbursed.
Physician and allowed practitioner certification and recertification of home health services
Physician or allowed practitioner services involving certification and recertification of Medicare-covered home health services may be separately coded and reimbursed.
Scribe services
A scribe is a person who documents the physician's dictated notes, patient conversations, and activities during the visit, usually in real time. Scribes are not, in themselves, providers of items or…