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Use of new clinical staff prolonged service codes should be infrequent
Two new E/M prolonged service codes added in the 2016 CPT manual allow you to report extended observation services provided by clinical staff in the office. However, the reimbursement is low and occasions when you would use the codes should be rare, say coding experts.
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