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November 3, 2026

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.

OverviewExpand
  • 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
  • Anatomy of an Audit™ | Webinar
Medical decision makingExpand
  • E/M Changes in CPT for 2027
  • Documenting and Scoring the Data Element of MDM | Webinar
  • Drug Therapy Requiring Intensive Monitoring for Toxicity
  • Amount and/or Complexity of Data
  • Crediting Independent Interpretation
  • E/M PPT Grid (Download)
  • Anatomy of an Audit™: Risk of Patient Management | Webinar
  • Anatomy of an Audit™: Amount and Complexity of Data | Webinar
  • Anatomy of an Audit™: Complexity of Problem Addressed | Webinar
  • The Ins and Outs of Assessing RISK within the MDM Component | Webinar
  • Number and Complexity of Problems
  • Risk of Complications
  • Acute, Uncomplicated vs. Acute with Systemic Symptoms
  • Risk: Roads not Taken
  • A Conversation with Two Auditors: Lessons Learned about MDM | Webinar

Rule changesExpand
  • 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/MExpand
  • Consultation Codes Update
  • New versus established patient visits
  • Category of Code
  • Telehealth Visit with a Patient at Home: Office Visit or Home Visit?
  • Codes for visits in assisted living
Hospital Inpatient/ObservationExpand
    • Coding for observation services
    • Coding Hospital Services | Webinar
Emergency DepartmentExpand
  • Emergency Department Visits
Critical Care ServicesExpand
  • 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 FacilityExpand
  • Nursing Facility Visits
  • Home and Nursing Facility Category of Code Rules | Webinar
Prolonged CareExpand
  • Prolonged Services Coding Guide
  • Coding for Prolonged Services
  • Non Face-to-Face Prolonged Services | 99358
  • Code Prolonged Services with Confidence | Webinar
Newborn CareExpand
  • Coding Guide - Newborn and Peds
  • Transferring a sick baby to another hospital
Frequency data for E/M servicesExpand
  • 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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