Documentation Guidelines for Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services
The Medicare Learning Network® (MLN) Educational Web Guides Documentation Guidelines for Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services page offers providers E/M services information and resources. The following E/M publications can be accessed in the "Downloads" Section below:
- Evaluation and Services Fact Sheet – This fact sheet describes common Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Program errors related to E/M services and provides information on the documentation needed to support a claim submitted to Medicare for E/M services.
- Evaluation and Management Services Guide (December 2010) – This guide is designed to provide education on evaluation and management services. It includes the following information: medical record documentation, evaluation and management billing and coding considerations, the "1995 Documentation Guidelines for Evaluation and Management Services" and the "1997 Documentation Guidelines for Evaluation and Management Services."
- 1995 Documentation Guidelines for Evaluation and Management Services.
- 1997 Documentation Guidelines for Evaluation and Management Services.
E/M services providers may use either version of the documentation guidelines, not a combination of the two, for a patient encounter.
If you would like to contact the MLN, please e-mail us at MLN@cms.hhs.gov.
Downloads
- Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services_Fact Sheet [PDF, 821KB]
- Evaluation and Management Services Guide [PDF, 1MB]
- 1995 Documentation Guidelines For Evaluation and Management Services [PDF, 163KB]
- 1997 Documentation Guidelines For Evaluation and Management Services [PDF, 442KB]
- How To Sign Up For MLN Educational Products Electronic Mailing List [PDF, 124KB]
- How To Sign Up For MLN Matters® [PDF, 149KB]
- CMS Electronic Mailing Lists: Keeping Medicare Fee-For-Service Providers Informed [PDF, 410KB]
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