99201
CPTDeletedNew patient office visit (deleted 2021)
Evaluation and Management
Plain-language explanation
Removed from CPT on 1 January 2021, when the office and outpatient visit levels were restructured around medical decision making and total time. The lowest new-patient level is now 99202.
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