CPT® E/M Office Visit changes: Using time to select a code level

On Jan. 23, 2020, the AMA hosted a panel presentation to help the health care community hit the ground running when the evaluation and management (E/M) office visit documentation and coding changes deploy on Jan. 1, 2021. During this final portion of the event, Barbara Levy, MD, co-chair of the CPT®/RUC Workgroup on E/M, elaborates on how to select a code in the office or other outpatient setting.

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Is there specific verbiage that needs to be used when using time? Do the providers need to be specific about what they spent the time on or can it just be general?

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From an insurance carrier perspective, we look for specifics