Quick Coding Reference Sheet – E/M Services

E/M Quick Reference for Evaluation and Management Codes

This quick reference coding guide to E/M services covers consults, initial and subsequent hospital visits, and observation. For office visit codes 99202-99215 see the E/M MDM grid

This essential resource from CodingIntel includes:

CPT^® E&M codes for each of the above categories
Documentation requirements
MDM examples
Time thresholds
and more important information on evaluation and management codes

What’s not on this reference? Office visit codes 99202–99215. The requirements for those changed in 2021, and those codes no longer use the 1995/1997 guidelines.

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Last revised July 13, 2021 - Betsy Nicoletti
Tags: E/M reference sheets

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