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E/M Changes in 2021 – Shared Services

The CPT® book defines shared or split services in 2021.

  • Although the concept of shared or split services has been around for a long time, it was previously defined by Medicare in the claims processing manual.
  • Beginning in 2021, the AMA is including rules about shared or split services and time in the CPT® book.
  • Medicare has not changed its rules related to incident to billing or split/shared visits.
  • Review your commercial payer contracts regarding bill for nurse practitioners and physician assistants before making any changes based on CPT rules.

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Our mission is to provide accurate, comprehensive, up-to-date coding information, allowing medical practices to increase revenue, decrease coding denials and reduce compliance risk. That's what coding knowledge can do.

In 1988, CodingIntel.com founder Betsy Nicoletti started a Medical Services Organization for a rural hospital, supporting physician practice. She has been a self-employed consultant since 1998. She estimates that in the last 20 years her audience members number over 28,400 at in person events and webinars. She has had 2,500 meetings with clinical providers and reviewed over 43,000 medical notes. She knows what questions need answers and developed this resource to answer those questions. For more about Betsy visit www.betsynicoletti.com.

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