Evaluation and management
Medical decision making and the impact of prescription drug management
Medical decision-making (MDM) is one of the key components used to determine the level of service for Evaluation and Management (E/M) coding. Since 2021, the American Medical Association (AMA) and…
Understanding E/M office or other outpatient services
The A/B MACs partnered together to answer practitioners’ top questions related to evaluation and management (E/M) office and other outpatient services (procedure codes 99202-99215) effective on…
Understanding E/M office or other outpatient services
The A/B MACs partnered together to answer practitioners’ top questions related to evaluation and management (E/M) office and other outpatient services (procedure codes 99202-99215) effective on…
Care management services
Care management services are covered under the Medicare program. View information regarding care management services, including links to related CMS resources and references.
Split or shared E/M guidelines: Medicare Claims Processing Manual updates
This article summarizes the Medicare E/M guidelines for split or shared E/M services effective in 2024.
Split or shared E/M guidelines: Medicare Claims Processing Manual updates
This article summarizes the Medicare E/M guidelines for split or shared E/M services effective in 2024.
Medicare requirements on documenting E/M services by teaching physicians
CMS has new guidelines for teaching physicians effective January 1, 2022. These updates were implemented February 15, and addressed services in certain primary care centers along with selection of…
Medicare requirements on documenting E/M services by teaching physicians
CMS has new guidelines for teaching physicians effective January 1, 2022. These updates were implemented February 15, and addressed services in certain primary care centers along with selection of…
Prolonged physician services: Nursing facility E/M visits
Learn more about billing Medicare for prolonged nursing facility E/M services exceeding the maximum time by at least 15 minutes on the date of service.