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 Im...
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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