tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2017 Issue 2

Moderate Sedation: Missing This CPT® 2017 Change Could Blow Up Your Bottom Line

Make sure to use two codes, when appropriate. If you didn’t notice the small change this year to more than 300 CPT® codes for procedures that your general surgeons may perform, you could stand to lose a lot of money in 2017. The change involves removing the “bull’s eye” symbol from the codes, meaning that the codes no longer include conscious (moderate) sedation services. Payment reduction: Corresponding to those CPT® code changes that remove moderate sedation services, you’ll see a payment reduction for those procedures on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). For instance, you&rsquo...

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