Reader Question: Unravel Subsequent vs. Initial for Hospital E/M

General Surgery Coding Alert

Reader Question:
Unravel Subsequent vs. Initial for Hospital E/M

Published on Wed Jan 14, 2015

Question: On a recent claim, I used a CPT® code for subsequent hospital care to report my physician’s first E/M service with a new patient during [...]

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