Major changes made to 2021 CPT code for E/M office visits

CPT® Evaluation and Management (E/M) Office or Other Outpatient (99202-99215) and Prolonged Services (99354, 99355, 99356, 99XXX) Code and Guideline Changes

This document includes the following CPT E/M changes, effective January 1, 2021:

• E/M Introductory Guidelines related to Office or Other Outpatient Codes 99202-99215

• Revised Office or Other Outpatient E/M codes 99202-99215

For the complete version of E/M Introductory guideline changes, Office or Other Outpatient (99202-99215) code changes, Prolonged Services code (99354, 99355, 99356, 99XXX) and guideline changes, see Complete E-M Guideline and Code Changes.doc.

Note: this content will not be included in the CPT 2020 code set release.

 

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