Simulated Payments If Volume Were Held Constant Considerable variation in reimbursement increases was found across E/M services affected by the payment change in January 2021 (Figure 1). The payment increase from 2020 to 2021 ranged from relative increases of 2.3% ($3.6) for HCPCS code 99...
From 2020 to 2021, there was an increase in mean reimbursement for CPT codes 99205, 99212-99215 and decreases in 99202, 99204 and 99211 (P < .001). New and established patient urology office visits had significant migration of billing codes from 2010 to 2021 (P < .001). New patient ...