AMA shakes up prolonged services codes with 2023-effective changes

Why This Topic Matters

The topic is relevant to coders, billers, compliance teams, and clinicians who report time-based E/M services and need to understand how the 2023 CPT update changes prolonged services reporting.

Article Sections

1. Coding

   Introduces the upcoming CPT E/M changes and the broad shift toward streamlined prolonged services reporting across care settings.

2. Review the descriptors

   Summarizes the article’s discussion of revised CPT descriptor language and related parenthetical notes for the affected prolonged services codes.

3. 6 basic guidelines remain the same

   Outlines the general timing and reporting framework that remains tied to the E/M prolonged services update.

4. Psychotherapy is disconnected

   Describes the article’s coverage of psychotherapy-related prolonged services and the reason the topic is addressed separately.

5. Resources

   Lists referenced AMA and CodingIntel source materials supporting the article’s discussion.