Table 4.
Variable | Initial Patient Encounter | Follow-up Encounters |
---|---|---|
No. of encounters | 390 | 2,421 |
CPT codes | 99605 + 99607 | 99606 + 99607 |
Time spent face-to-face with patients | 5,850 minutes (CPT code 99605) + 7,110 minutes (CPT code 99607) | 36,315 minutes (CPT code 99606) + 31,305 minutes (CPT code 99607) |
Subtotal | 12,960 minutes (216 hours) | 67,620 minutes (1,127 hours) |
Total time spent face-to-face with patients = 80,580 minutes (1,343 hours), or 3.44 hours/patient.
CPT = Current Procedural Terminology.