Description

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CPT(R) E/M (Evaluation and Management) codes are changing significantly for office visits for the 2021 code set year.

E/M Office Visit Compendium 2021 provides:

• Curated content to help understand the changes
• Practical tools to help adapt and prepare for 2021
• Resources for coding based on time or medical decision-making, and insight as to which method is appropriate to which visit scenarios

The impact of making this change is expected to reduce physician documentation burden, but only can only be successful if coders, billers, physicians, and others are equipped to code and document correctly:

• Impacts $25B in Medicare Part B Spend
• Touches every specialty
• First change to E/M coding in 26 years
• Focuses office visit time on relevant medical topics

Proper documentation and coding are key to billing correctly in the new system and achieving burden reduction.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

• Top resources from authoritative AMA CPT(R) publications for a deep dive into the code changes, simplified logic for coding based on medical decision making or time, etc.
  • CPT(R) 2021 Professional Edition
  • CPT(R) Changes 2021: An Insider's View
• Links to and highlights from digital resources
  • E/M Office Visit Change - An Overview Video clips from 2020 AMA CPT(R) Symposium
  • eLearning Modules on AMA Ed Hub
• Expert commentary and insightful answers to industry questions from the following resources
  • CPT(R) Assistant
  • CPT(R) Knowledge Base
  • Use cases to apply the coding logic to real-world scenarios
• Quick reference tools
• New risk table for medical decision making
• New listing of what activities count towards time
• Infographics and other tables
• Typical patient descriptions
• Detailed explanations of revisions to the E/M Services Guidelines

About the Author

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The American Medical Association (AMA) is the physicians' powerful ally in patient care. As the only medical association that convenes 190+ state and specialty medical societies and other critical stakeholders, the AMA represents physicians with a unified voice to all key players in health care. The AMA leverages its strength by removing the obstacles that interfere with patient care, leading the charge to prevent chronic disease and confront public health crises and driving the future of medicine to tackle the biggest challenges in health care. For more information, visit ama-assn.org. The AMA authors and publishes books, data file content, newsletters and online digital products that answer the needs of today's busy health care providers and their staff. The AMA product line includes titles on CPT(R), HCPCS and ICD-10 coding, as well as reimbursement, practice management, disability evaluation and impairment, and ethics. For more information on all AMA products, visit ama-assn.org/catalog.