Auditing the AMA’s New Telemedicine Evaluation and Management (E/M) Codes: 98000–98016
Understanding New Audio-Only and Brief Telehealth E/M Codes: Documentation, Compliance, and Medicare Guidelines Written by: Gabriel Aponte Moberg The audio-only codes 98008 through 98015 require more than ten minutes of synchronous, real-time verbal communication. These services may be selected based on either total time or medical decision-making (MDM). Each code corresponds to specific MDM levels and…