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45. I work for a doctor who is trying to find out  what the urgent care codes are. Could you tell me where to find this  information in the CPT book and what code range?

There are no specific evaluation and management (E/M) codes for urgent care.
Currently, urgent care centers use the same codes used by other office-based physicians (99201-99205; 99211-99215). For a discussion of how to negotiate and use problem-based coding in your urgent care click here.

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David Stern, MD, CPC CEO, Practice Velocity Partner, Physicians Immediate Care Board Member, Urgent Care      Association of America Dr. Stern helped design the patent-pending Practice Velocity template (PiVoT) that is now used in over 240 urgent care centers. He is board certified in internal medicine and served as Chief Resident in Internal Medicine at Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Stern received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University after completing undergraduate studies at Houghton College in Houghton, NY. Dr. Stern serves on the Board of Directors of the Urgent Care Association of America (UCAOA). A Certified Professional Coder, Dr. Stern writes articles and presents at numerous national and regional conferences on topics, including medical charting, emr, medical coding and medical practice management. With additional partners of John Koehler, MD (CEO) and Terry Buzzard, MD (Regional Medical Director), they operate the urgent care consulting firm of National Med Network and the ten clinics (in Illinois and Oklahoma) of Physicians Immediate Care.

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