Can the 1997 extended history of present illness (HPI) Documentation Guidelines (DG) for Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services be used with the other elements of the 1995 to document an E/M service?Yes. Beginning for services performed on or after September 10, 2013 physicians may use the 1997 documentation guidelines for an ‘extended’ history of present illness (HPI) along with other elements from the 1995 guidelines to document an E/M service. | |
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