Big gains for phone E/M codes, immunizations part of select few with 2021 increases

Article Overview

This article summarizes proposed 2021 Medicare physician fee schedule valuation changes released by CMS and explains how the overall payment landscape is expected to shift. It focuses on broad trends across Part B services, including widespread projected reductions, a smaller group of increases, and a few standout services with unusually large changes. The piece is relevant to coding professionals, billing teams, and practices tracking Medicare reimbursement updates and annual fee schedule revisions.