AMA CPT® Assistant - 2020 Issue 2 (February)
Coding Correction: Reporting Cardiac Device Evaluation Services (February 2020)
February 2020 page 12 Coding Correction: Reporting Cardiac Device Evaluation Services On page 3 (in column two under “Deletion Rationale”) of the October 2019 issue of the CPT® Assistant, the article “CPT 2020: Reporting Cardiac Device Evaluation Services” incorrectly states the following: Therefore, code 93299 has been deleted from CPT 2020, and the TC of this deleted code has been included in codes 93297 and 93298 to accurately reflect clinical staff time and work for each service. This sentence should read: Therefore, code 93299 has been deleted effective January 1, 2020. Stakeholder societies and the American Medical Association (AMA)/Specialty...
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Article Overview
This article is a correction published in CPT Assistant that revises a prior statement about cardiac device evaluation service reporting. It discusses the roles of CPT, HCPCS Level II, CMS, and the AMA/RUC in the context of a deleted code and a replacement reporting approach, making it relevant to medical coders and reimbursement professionals following cardiovascular device monitoring updates.
Why This Topic Matters
Coding updates can affect how cardiac device evaluation services are reported and how payer-specific implementation differs from CPT guidance. This correction helps readers identify the revised public-facing guidance and the organizations involved.
Article Sections
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Coding Correction: Reporting Cardiac Device Evaluation Services
This section presents a correction to a prior CPT Assistant article and summarizes the revised reporting context for cardiac device evaluation services. It references the organizations and code sets involved in the update.
What You Will Learn
- The scope of a published correction to a prior coding article
- Which organizations were involved in the updated guidance
- How the article frames the relationship between CPT and HCPCS Level II reporting for this topic
- The general subject area of cardiac device evaluation service coding updates
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Coding auditors
- Revenue cycle professionals
- Cardiology billing staff
- Payer policy analysts
Codes Discussed
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