AMA CPT® Assistant - 2020 Issue 9 (September)
Errata (September 2020)
September 2020 page 13 Errata In the article, “E/M Office or Other Outpatient Guidelines and Code Revisions for 2021: MDM—Part 2,” on pages 6 and 7 of CPT ® Assistant June 2020 issue, regarding the criteria for the element titled, “Amount and/or Complexity of Data to be Reviewed and Analyzed,” the description of the requirements for meeting Category 1 criteria was incorrect. The activities, which can contribute to the combination of two or three components, can come from any of the listed types of subgroups; however, it is not required that the activities come from a minimum...
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Article Overview
This errata notice clarifies a correction to a previously published CPT Assistant discussion of office and other outpatient evaluation and management guideline revisions for 2021. It is useful for coding professionals who follow CPT Assistant updates and want to understand what text was corrected in the original guidance.
Why This Topic Matters
Errata can affect how readers interpret prior CPT Assistant guidance, especially when the original article addressed evaluation and management documentation and medical decision-making concepts. Reviewing correction notices helps ensure coding references are based on the updated published language rather than superseded text.
Article Sections
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September 2020 page 13
A correction notice identifying a previously published CPT Assistant article and the portion of the earlier discussion that was revised.
What You Will Learn
- That the article is an errata notice rather than a full coding guidance article.
- Which prior CPT Assistant discussion the correction refers to.
- The general subject area affected by the correction.
- How the notice is organized around a specific page-level update.
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Coding auditors
- Compliance staff
- Revenue cycle professionals
- Health information management staff
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