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Decision tree: E/M prolonged services

Use this decision tree to illustrate Medicare’s rules for coding prolonged E/M services. Medicare created codes and rules for prolonged services performed by a physician or qualified healthcare professional (QHP) because it disagrees with portions of the CPT guidelines.

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