Rather than maintain payment levels that vary substantially (for an established patient visit, levels 4 and 5 visits pay 2.5 and 3.3 times more than a level 2 visit, respectively)5 CMS proposed moving to single fee levels for new and for established patient office visits, regardless of the ...
Contributing factors consist of increased established patient visit reimbursements despite decreased new patient visit reimbursements, and changes in level of CPT code billings.doi:10.1097/UPJ.0000000000000394Austin J. LeeAaron SaxtonS. HassigScott O. Quarrier...