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June 20, 2025

E/M Services

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For many practices, E/M services are what you do the most. Knowing what type of service to bill, what level of service and the rules related to the visit will decrease denials and payment delays. Here you'll find an overview, MDM and rule changes, resources organized just like your CPT book, and a bonus section with E/M frequency data.

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  • Coding Guide | E/M Services
  • Multiple E/M Services in the Same Calendar Day
  • E/M office visit scenarios
  • FAQ: Scoring the elements in the E/M guidelines
  • E/M Services: High Volume, High Risk | Webinar
  • 2023 E/M guidelines for hospital, nursing facility, home and residence services | Webinar
  • Anatomy of an Auditâ„¢ | Webinar
Medical decision making Expand
  • Number and Complexity of Problems
  • Amount and/or Complexity of Data
  • Risk of Complications
  • Risk: Roads not Taken
  • Acute, Uncomplicated vs. Acute with Systemic Symptoms
  • Drug Therapy Requiring Intensive Monitoring for Toxicity
  • A Conversation with Two Auditors: Lessons learned from MDM | Webinar
  • The Ins and Outs of Assessing RISK within the MDM Component | Webinar
  • Anatomy of an Auditâ„¢: Complexity of Problem Addressed | Webinar
  • Anatomy of an Auditâ„¢: Amount and Complexity of Data | Webinar
Rule changes Expand
  • Clinical staff time
  • E/M changes | History and Exam
  • When to use time to select an office visit code using E/M guidelines
Office and Other E/M Expand
  • Consultation Codes Update
  • New versus established patient visits
  • Category of Code
  • Codes for visits in assisted living
Hospital Inpatient/Observation Expand
    • Coding for observation services
    • Initial hospital service codes and established patients
    • Coding Hospital Services | Webinar
Emergency Department Expand
  • Emergency Department Visits
Critical Care Services Expand
  • Coding Guide | Critical Care Services
  • Critical Care Services
  • CPT and CMS rules for critical care | What’s the difference?
  • Critical Care for General Surgery and Trauma Surgeons
  • Coding Critical Care Services | Webinar
Nursing Facility Expand
  • Nursing Facility Visits
  • Home and Nursing Facility Category of Code Rules | Webinar
Prolonged Care Expand
  • Prolonged Services Coding Guide
  • Coding for Prolonged Services
  • Non Face-to-Face Prolonged Services | 99358
  • Code Prolonged Services with Confidence | Webinar
Newborn Care Expand
  • Coding Guide - Newborn and Peds
  • Transferring a sick baby to another hospital
Frequency data for E/M services Expand
  • E/M frequency data for family medicine and internal medicine
  • E/M frequency data for hospitalists
  • E/M frequency data for psychiatrists
  • E/M frequency data for infectious disease, pulmonary medicine and cardiology
  • E/M frequency data for surgical specialties
  • E/M frequency data for dermatology

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