tci Part B Insider - 2006 Issue 25

EVALUATION & MANAGEMENT: Beware--Gain To E/M Codes Means Loss To Most Other Codes

Higher-level E/M codes are biggest winnersNot all evaluation & management codes will see a significant change in their work relative value units next year, if a new proposal goes through.E/M bonanza: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed to increase work RVUs for E/M codes and decrease work RVUs for most other codes, in a June 29 Federal Register notice. But in fact, only higher-level E/M codes will see real increases.New office visit codes 99201-99203 will stay the same, and so will established visit codes 99211-99212. You'll only see a boost next year for a level-four...

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