tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2018 Issue 1

CPT® 2018: Get the Scoop on Observation-Code Clarification

Place of service is key. Beginning Jan. 1, you will find a subtle but important revision to some observation care E/M codes in CPT® 2018. Don't miss: The change may be small, but it could have an outsized impact on your coding and billing, depending on the type of facility where your surgeon works. Read on to see how this change might affect your practice. Check Out Code Revisions CPT® 2018 revises four E/M "Observation" codes. Here's why: According to Suzan Hauptman, MPM, CPC, CEMC, CEDC AAPC fellow, senior principal of ACE Med Group in Pittsburgh, the revision clarifies...

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