Followup inpatient, confirmatory consults gone

Why This Topic Matters

The changes alter how consultation services are categorized and reported, so readers need to know which code families remain, what to use instead of deleted consultation categories, and how the updated CPT guidance is framed for different care settings.

Article Sections

1. CPT 2006 consultation code changes

   Introduces the CPT 2006 consultation-related updates and explains the overall shift in the E/M code landscape.

2. Follow-up inpatient consults and subsequent care guidance

   Covers the removal of a consultation category tied to inpatient follow-up and the related subsection guidance for ongoing hospital or facility care.

3. Management responsibility and site-of-service guidance

   Summarizes revised guideline language about when care management responsibility changes and how reporting is framed by setting.

4. Confirmatory consults, second opinions, and patient-initiated visits

   Describes the elimination of a confirmatory consultation category and the accompanying guidance for second opinions initiated by patients or families.

5. Modifier -32 and mandated consultation language

   Notes that the modifier remains in CPT 2006 and highlights the guidance related to mandated consultation services.