2021 CPT coding changes affect payment for E/M and other services

Numerous changes in American Medical Association (AMA) Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)* coding will be implemented in 2021. This article describes coding changes that are relevant to general surgery and its related specialties. Office and other outpatient E/M services For the first time in nearly 30 years, the office and other outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) […]

Samuel Smith, MD, FACS, Megan McNally, MD, FACS, Jayme Lieberman, MD, FACS, Jan Nagle, MS

January 8, 2021