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Hello Tierni,
You have the right information. Medicare will be paying new patient visits at a single flat rate for codes 99202-99205 (99201 would be paid at a lower rate) while a corresponding, lower flat rate would apply to established patient visit codes 99212-99215 (99211 would be paid a lower rate). The level 1 codes don’t get the flat rate because they don’t require the presence of a physician.
However, CMS will not make any E/M payment changes until January 1, 2021. For 2019 and 2020, CMS will continue to use the current coding and payment structure for outpatient E/M visits, and practitioners should continue to use the 1995/1997 guidelines to document them. Hope it helps.