Description
Product Description
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
The American Medical Association has promoted scientific advancement, improved public health and protected the patient-physician relationship since its establishment in 1847. The AMA is the premier national organization dedicated to empowering the nation's physicians to provide safer, higher quality and more efficient care to patients and communities. For more information on the AMA, please visit ama-assn.org. For more than 50 years, the AMA, in drawing upon its deep expertise and resources, has authored and published books, data files and online resources that answer the needs of today's busy physicians 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, impairment, HIPAA and electronic health records. For more information on all AMA products, please visit
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