Since January 1, 2010-when CMS decided to no longer recognize the CPT consult codes for payment (99241-99255)-some E/M coding issues arose that made things a bit more fuzzy.
One issue, for example, is the fact that prior to the change, it used to be understood that the initial hospital care codes (99221-99223) were to be used by the admitting physician. To this day, CPT still states that...
CMS issues clarification of E&M policy
