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September 24, 2023

Are start and stop times required for non face-to-face prolonged care services?

Question: Regarding non face-to-face prolonged care, does Medicare require start and stop times, they way they do for prolonged face-to-face care? … [Read more...]

Using Time to Select a level of E/M service

ARCHIVE The 1995/1997 Documentation Guidelines are gone beginning 1-1-2023. (Ding dong....) However we will still need to use them when auditing … [Read more...]

Definitive Guide to Documenting Time

This is an E/M reference using the 1995/1997 guidelines. As of Jan 1, 2023 it will no longer be in use. Why have we kept it on the site? In case you … [Read more...]

Non Face-to-Face Prolonged Service – 99358

This post includes: CPT® rules for prolonged care non face-to-face Using-99358-for-phone-calls Codes 99358 and 99359 are used for … [Read more...]

2023 E/M guidelines for hospital, nursing facility, home and residence services | Webinar

Effective January 1, 2023, the AMA has revised the definitions and guidelines for hospital and other E/M services, including ED visits, nursing facility services, home services, and domiciliary care codes. Also, coding for prolonged care services gets another overhaul with revised codes and guidelines. Watch this webinar about all these changes.

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Is ChatGPT Coming to Coding?

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A Conversation with Two Auditors: Lessons learned about MDM | Webinar

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Coding Matters™

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Proposed HCPCS Code for Screening for the Social Determinants of Health (SDoH)

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