Free 2026 Internal Medicine CPT Cheat Sheet
The 2026 Internal Medicine CPT Cheat Sheet is a 4-page reference covering office E/M levels (99202–99215), Medicare Annual Wellness Visits, chronic and transitional care management, advance care planning, behavioral health integration, telehealth, and the top 10 IM denial reasons. Built by AMS Solutions’ AAPC-certified coders who have handled internal medicine billing since 1992.
This sheet covers where internal medicine revenue actually leaks: under-coded E/M levels (99213 billed when 99214 documentation supports it), CCM time logs that fall short of the 20-minute threshold, and same-day E/M + AWV bundling without modifier 25. Print it, post it next to the work queue, save it to your team’s coding folder. Free, no obligation.
What’s inside
- Office and outpatient E/M codes 99202–99215 with MDM rules and prolonged services (99417, G2212)
- Medicare AWV (G0438/G0439) + IPPE (G0402) with depression, alcohol misuse, CVD risk, obesity counseling add-ons
- Chronic Care Management codes 99490–99491, complex CCM (99487/99489), and the MD-time variants 99491/99437
- Transitional Care Management (99495/99496) including the 14-day and 7-day post-discharge timing
- Advance Care Planning (99497/99498) and Behavioral Health Integration (99492–99494, 99484, G2214)
- Telehealth E/M with modifier 95, POS 10/11/02, virtual check-ins (G2010/G2012/G2252), and online digital E/M
- Critical modifiers: 25, 59, 33, 95, GT, 24, AI — with when to use each
- Top 10 internal medicine denial patterns with the exact fix for each
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Who built this sheet
AMS Solutions has handled internal medicine billing since 1992. Our team is AAPC-certified, HIPAA-compliant, and 100% U.S.-based. We process 3M+ claims annually for practices in all 50 states across 25+ specialties — including high-volume primary care groups, IM/peds clinics, and concierge IM practices.
Our internal medicine clients achieve a 95%+ clean claim rate on first submission, 30–35 days in A/R, and under 6% denial rate. The cheat sheet captures the discipline that produces those numbers.
Want a full internal medicine billing audit?
If your IM practice is seeing slower payments, persistent E/M downcodes, AWV bundling losses, or CCM time-log denials, we can run a no-obligation 90-day audit and show you exactly where revenue is leaking and how to fix it. Email mgardner@ams-solutions.com or call 866-973-2221.