tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2022 Issue Q4

CMS vs CPT®: Confront Agency Differences for Reporting Prolonged Services

Master 3 new HCPCS Level II codes. CPT® 2023 changes how you should code prolonged services with several code deletions, revisions, and additions. Reflecting the larger changes to evaluation and management (E/M) coding (see “Embrace E/M Shift to Time or MDM” in this issue), the prolonged services update allows you to seamlessly report lengthy visits with your general surgeons. Caveat: But the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to disagree with how to account for prolonged services, which is why you need to accommodate revised and new HCPCS Level II codes for Medicare beneficiaries. Learn These...

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