Erratum: E/M: Consultations Q&A (October 2023)

October 2023 page 16 Erratum: E/M: Consultations Q&A In the “Evaluation and Management (E/M): Consultations,” Questions and Answers section of the February 2023 issue of CPT® Assistant, the listed consultation code range was incorrect, ie, the answer incorrectly stated that “the cardiologist would report the appropriate consultation code (99242-99245).” The correction in this Erratum supersedes previously published information. The correct answer to the original question is as follows: Answer: In this scenario, the cardiologist would report the appropriate consultation code (99252-99255), while the admitting physician would report the appropriate inpatient or observation care code (99221-99223). If...

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Article Overview

This erratum clarifies a previously published Evaluation and Management consultations Q&A from CPT Assistant. It is relevant to coding professionals who follow CPT guidance for consultation-related E/M reporting and want to track corrected references in the source publication.

Why This Topic Matters

Errata can change how published coding guidance is interpreted, so coders and auditors need to know when a prior answer has been superseded. This notice helps users identify that the correction applies to consultation and inpatient or observation care reporting guidance discussed in the original Q&A.

Article Sections

  1. October 2023 page 16

    Introduces the erratum notice and identifies the publication location in CPT Assistant.

  2. Erratum: E/M: Consultations Q&A

    Summarizes the corrected consultation-related answer and references the originally published Q&A context.

  3. The original question and answer read:

    Provides the previously published question-and-answer context that the erratum supersedes.

What You Will Learn

  • What area of CPT Assistant the correction addresses
  • How the erratum is positioned relative to the original Q&A
  • What general types of E/M reporting guidance are involved in the notice
  • How the publication identifies the corrected consultation-related content

Who Should Read This

  • Medical coders
  • Coding auditors
  • Compliance staff
  • Physician documentation and billing staff
  • Health information management professionals

Codes Discussed

Code Ranges Discussed


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