tci Part B Insider - 2003 Issue 29

CMS Plans to Phase Out Starred Procedures

Get ready to justify modifier -25 for E/M after minor surgeries If your practice performs lots of minor surgeries, prepare to get starstruck - the star will soon be struck from the CPT book for those procedures.    The CPT Editorial Panel hopes to phase out the "starred" designation from all surgical procedures over the next few years (See PBI, Vol. 4., No. 24, p. 157). Coding experts say this marker was always a source of confusion. But they worry that the change will mean a drop in reimbursement for physicians (see story, "Will RVUs Go up for...

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