New coding guidance: 2019 CPT update: Review the new guidance to prepare for the new year

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Article Overview

This article summarizes selected updates from the 2019 CPT manual and related CMS commentary, with emphasis on documentation, imaging guidance, procedure bundling, and revised reporting guidance across multiple specialties. It is aimed at coders, billers, and clinical practices that need to understand how CPT changes may affect documentation and reporting workflows for the new year.

Why This Topic Matters

The article helps readers identify which CPT changes may affect documentation, code selection, and audit readiness in 2019. It is especially relevant to practices that perform imaging-guided procedures, vascular access services, neurostimulator services, and psychological or neuropsychological testing.

Article Sections

  1. Interprofessional consultation updates

    Introduces new guidance related to interprofessional consultation services and related coverage discussions for the upcoming year.

  2. Surgery

    Covers selected surgery chapter updates, including imaging documentation guidance and revisions affecting arthrography, central venous access, PICC-related services, and neurostimulator reporting.

  3. Radiology

    Summarizes updated documentation expectations for imaging guidance and radiology supervision and interpretation.

  4. Medicine

    Reviews medicine chapter changes affecting neurostimulator analysis, psychological and neuropsychological testing, and computerized test administration.

What You Will Learn

  • Which broad CPT areas were updated for 2019
  • How the article frames changes in documentation and imaging guidance
  • What categories of services received revised reporting guidance
  • How the article organizes changes affecting vascular access, neurostimulators, and testing services

Who Should Read This

  • Medical coders
  • Billing staff
  • Compliance teams
  • Physician practices
  • Specialty coding educators

Codes Discussed

Code Ranges Discussed

Modifiers Discussed


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