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Okay, so far this reading of the physician fee schedule proposal has been pretty enjoyable. Here is what page 516 says in summary: Separate payment for the five levels of office/outpatient E/M visit CPT codes, as
revised by the CPT Editorial Panel effective January 1, 2021.
revised by the CPT Editorial Panel effective January 1, 2021.
2. Including the increased values for those codes as per the recommendations from @ACPinternists @AmerMedicalAssn and many others.
3. Elimination of the use of history and/or physical exam to select among code levels.
4. Choice of time or medical decision making to decide the level of office/outpatient E/M
visit
visit
5. Payment for prolonged office/outpatient E/M visits using the revised CPT code for such services.
6. Also, payment for the add-on code for primary care and certain specialties?!
8. @ACPinternists official initial reaction statement will be out tomorrow (these tweets are my own!). Keep an eye out, as we will also include our reaction to the #QPP proposed rule.
