tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2023 Issue Q3
E/M Coding: Descriptor Changes Mark 2023 Hospital/Inpatient Codes
Here’s how new E/M guidelines are challenging coders. Just about everyone is aware that CPT® completely overhauled the inpatient/hospital evaluation and management (E/M) codes ranging from 99221 to 99239. And everyone knows the drill with new and revised codes; there’s an adjustment period for coders and payers alike. After all, neither group has used the codes in the past, so growing pains are inevitable. Check it out: We went to some E/M experts to see how they’re viewing the revised inpatient/hospital E/M services. Here’s what they had to say. Keep Changes in Mind For those...
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