2023 E/M code Update, Part 1

For around a quarter of a century, E/M coding guidelines had few revisions, but that has all changed in the last couple of years. This year, E/M codes have a number of key revisions, with 25 deleted codes and many code changes in five categories. On this episode, we review key E/M coding changes important to you and your practice.

 

Moderator:

Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM

Senior Principal, Clinical Operations and Quality

Vizient

 

Guest:

Sheila Bowlds, MBA

Senior Consulting Director, Clinical Documentation Improvement

Vizient

 

Show Notes:

[00:58] Professional fee E/M Codes

[01:30] Overview of changes involving E/M Codes in 2023

[02:00] Observation codes

[03:36] Rationale behind changes

[04:16] Potential results; focus on cognitive effort of provider

[05:33] Patients still in observation status

[05:47] Effect on consultation codes

[06:41] Simplification

 

Links | Resources:

To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com

Sheila’s email: sheila.bowlds@vizientinc.com

CPT E/M coding guideline changes in 2023 (AMA pdf): 2023-e-m-descriptors-guidelines.pdf

 

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