Which code is associated with a new patient exam that no longer exists?

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Which code is associated with a new patient exam that no longer exists?

The question tests knowledge of changes to E/M coding for new-patient exams. The lowest-level new-patient visit code was retired in the newer guidelines, so that simple initial assessments no longer have a separate code. Clinicians now bill using the next higher-level new-patient codes, chosen based on the documented time and/or medical decision making. The codes that remain available (the higher levels) are still valid and used according to the service's complexity. So the code that no longer exists for a new patient exam is the lowest-level one that used to be 99201. The other listed options (the higher-level new-patient codes) continue to be active and selected based on the chart.

The question tests knowledge of changes to E/M coding for new-patient exams. The lowest-level new-patient visit code was retired in the newer guidelines, so that simple initial assessments no longer have a separate code. Clinicians now bill using the next higher-level new-patient codes, chosen based on the documented time and/or medical decision making. The codes that remain available (the higher levels) are still valid and used according to the service's complexity. So the code that no longer exists for a new patient exam is the lowest-level one that used to be 99201. The other listed options (the higher-level new-patient codes) continue to be active and selected based on the chart.

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