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CPT 2011 adds new observation codes but sets stage for pay cuts with bundling
You'll find three new E/M codes in your 2011 CPT book, along with significant bundling of surgical codes likely to negatively impact cardiology and surgery practices, experts tell Part B News. Some codes, new and revised, appear out of sequence, a tactic the AMA began in the 2010 CPT book. The three new E/M codes, for "subsequent observation care," are resequenced.
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