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tci Part B Insider - 2011 Issue 42
CPT® 2012: Establish Whether A Patient is New With CPT®'s Latest E/M Tweaks
Plus: Get to know new thoracoscopy codes.It's an age-old debate--when an established patient presents to your practice to see a new physician, should you report a new patient office visit code? CPT® 2012 attempts to clarify when that's possible with a revision to the "New and Established Patient" section of the CPT® manual.The rules: Currently, CPT® indicates that a "new patient" refers to a patient who has not received any professional services, such as an E/M or other face-to-face service from the physician or physician group practice -- within the same physician specialty -- within the past...
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