Updated Office Visit Codes For Medicare & Medicaid

As an alternative to Medicare’s plans, the AMA developed new guidelines and code descriptors for office and outpatient E/M codes. The effective date is Jan. 1, 2021, but because this update will have such a large impact on healthcare providers, the AMA has already posted the revised 2021 office and outpatient E/M guidelines and code descriptors for review. Let’s look at the changes coming, starting with the new patient codes and descriptors.