Member-Only Coding Resources

Relative Value Unit (RVU) Resources

• Medicare Physician Fee Schedule 2024/2025 RVU Comparison 
  This document details electrodiagnostic (EDX) and neuromuscular (NM) codes and the relative value unit (RVU) and reimbursement changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

• Nerve Conduction Studies and Needle EMG 2024/2025 RVU Comparison
  This document details the changes in the RVU and reimbursement between 2 years for needle EMG and nerve conduction study codes.

Office and Outpatient Evaluation and Management Coding and Documentation Guidelines

Accurate evaluation and management (E/M) coding and billing are essential for maintaining the efficiency and productivity of medical practices. E/M coding utilizes CPT codes between 99202 and 99499, which cover services where a provider assesses or oversees a patient’s health. However, procedures like diagnostic tests, radiology, surgeries, and specific treatments do not fall under E/M services. The AMA strives to streamline E/M codes and alleviate burdens on physicians. Learn more about those efforts on AMA’s E/M CPT website here.

You can review the most recent changes to E/M code and guidelines here.

See also the AMA CPT Level of Medical Decision-Making table here.  

Billing and Documentation

• Billing for Same Day Evaluation and Management (E/M) and Electrodiagnostic Testing 
• The Importance of a Strong Coding & Billing Compliance Program
• Ensuring Your Documentation Supports the Medical Necessity of EDX Testing
• CPT 2025 Appendix J: List of Nerves
• CPT 2025 Appendix J: Maximum Number Table

Have you been asked to participate in a RUC survey?

• Understanding the RUC Survey Instrument
  This video from the AMA will provide potential survey respondents with a general understanding of the purpose and mechanics of the RUC survey process, as well as how to correctly complete a RUC survey.
• RUC Survey Overview
  This PowerPoint details the seven steps you will be asked to go through to participate in a RUC survey.