AMA CPT® Assistant - 2020 Issue 5 (May)

E/M Office or Other Outpatient Guidelines and Code Revisions for 2021: MDM—Part 1 (May 2020)

May 2020 pages 3-8 E/M Office or Other Outpatient Guidelines and Code Revisions for 2021: MDM—Part 1 For Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2021, the office or other outpatient visit evaluation and management (E/M) guidelines and code descriptors will be significantly revised. The provided information is published early to raise awareness of substantial changes to current coding practice. This is the first of two articles that will review the changes in medical decision making (MDM), including new guidelines and definitions for E/M office or other outpatient visit codes effective January 1, 2021. Note: Throughout this series of articles, revised...

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