Internal Medicine Coding Alert

E/M Update: 99218-99220 Will Have Typical Times in 2012



Rumor has it the revisions could add options for reporting these observation codes.

Have you ever wished that CPT® would put a time guide on its observation codes? Then you'll be in luck as of Jan. 1, 2012, when the new manual will offer specific typical times that relate to each of the initial observation care codes.

Observation Time Guidelines Could Open Doors

When CPT® 2011 debuted 99224-99226 (Subsequent observation care, per day, for the evaluation and management of a patient ...), many coders were left scratching their heads at the fact that those new codes featured typical times associated with them, [...]

- Published on 2011-11-17

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