2023 Procedure Coding Updates Are Just Weeks Away

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CPT, Coding, 99241 and 99251, codes 99221-99223 and 99231-99233 2023 Procedure Coding Updates Are Just Weeks Away

Category: Coding

Changes to the 2023 CPT code set include 102 new codes, 68 deleted codes, and 87 codes with revised long descriptions, as well as 36 new parent codes. The star of this year's show, however, is the major revisions of the E/M facility service coding structure. Surprisingly, going into 2023, we will finally have one set of E/M guidelines that are structured to fit all professional service locations. This will make them much easier to remember and much less likely to have so many differences of opinion when it comes to an audit.

Major E/M changes include the following:

Deletion of the Lowest Level of Consultation Codes (99241 and 99251)

Of course, this won't change current billing practices for Medicare beneficiaries, as Medicare stopped paying for consultation services years ago...

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