Questions and Answers (November 2023)

November 2023 page 22 Questions and Answers Evaluation and Management (E/M): Office and Other Outpatient Services Question: When a physician documents surgical risk factors (ie, based on the procedure-risk only, ie, benefits, risk, etc), does that constitute as high risk for the medical decision making (MDM) section? Answer: No, MDM does not automatically default to high risk based on surgical risk factors, and not all surgical procedures are high-risk. The criteria that are required for each MDM level are used with at least one other element to select an E/M code. To guide selection and to reflect the different...

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This CPT Assistant Q&A article summarizes several November 2023 coding questions spanning office/outpatient E/M, online digital services, neonatal resuscitation, respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, urinary, and diagnostic ultrasound services. It is useful for coders, auditors, and billing staff who need to understand the scope of the guidance, the code sets involved, and the kinds of documentation and reporting issues discussed. The article addresses multiple specialty areas and clarifies when certain services are or are not separately reportable, with attention to common documentation scenarios and related CPT coding topics.

Why This Topic Matters

It helps readers identify whether the article addresses their specialty or coding issue and shows which CPT areas received updated Q&A guidance in this issue.

Article Sections

  1. Evaluation and Management (E/M): Office and Other Outpatient Services

    General E/M guidance related to office and outpatient medical decision-making is discussed.

  2. E/M: Online Digital E/M Services

    This section addresses online digital communication services and related reporting considerations.

  3. E/M: Inpatient Neonatal Pediatric, Neonatal Critical Care Services

    This section covers neonatal and delivery-room service reporting in an inpatient setting.

  4. Surgery: Respiratory System

    Questions in this section focus on respiratory system surgical coding and related procedural distinctions.

  5. Surgery: Cardiovascular System

    This section discusses cardiovascular surgical coding topics, including vascular procedures and device-related reporting.

  6. Surgery: Digestive System

    This section covers digestive system procedure reporting and use of unlisted procedure coding.

  7. Surgery: Urinary System

    This section addresses urinary system testing procedures and catheter-related reporting considerations.

  8. Radiology: Diagnostic Ultrasound

    This section discusses pelvic ultrasound reporting and documentation of combined examinations.

  9. Medicine: Cardiovascular

    This section covers percutaneous coronary intervention reporting in the medicine section.

What You Will Learn

  • Which CPT topic areas are covered in the November 2023 Q&A article
  • How the article frames reporting questions across multiple specialties
  • Which kinds of documentation and service-reporting issues are discussed
  • Where to look for guidance on common procedure and imaging reporting scenarios

Who Should Read This

  • Medical coders
  • Coding auditors
  • Billing staff
  • Compliance teams
  • Physician practice administrators
  • Clinical documentation staff

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