In its 2010 Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule, CMS eliminated the use of "consultation" codes (CPT 99241-99245) for new patient consultations by specialty physicians. Starting in 2010, practices must bill for these services using regular evaluation and management codes…
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CPT copyright 2008 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.The following advice on Medicare's new consultation codes comes from LuAnn Jenkins, CPC, CEMC, CFPC, a coding and reimbursement consultant who heads…
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