tci Part B Insider - 2018 Issue 9

Evaluation and Management: Specialty May Determine Pay Gains with CY 2019 MPFS Proposal

Hint: Suggested E/M documentation changes could balance shortcomings. If a hefty portion of your Part B take-home pay is tied to E/M office visits, you may want to review recent Medicare proposals. However, depending on your specialty and the number of patients you see annually, you may be in for a pleasant surprise. Background: On July 27, CMS published the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for CY 2019 in the Federal Register with “historic” changes to E/M billing, payment, and documentation for office visit codes (99201-99215), according to the report. The long-awaited documentation proposals could be a boon...

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