HCPro, JustCoding Outpatient - 2016 Issue 1 (January)

Digestive system gets most code changes for surgical procedures as 2016 CPT codes see relatively minor updates

January 5th, 2016

Perhaps recognizing the massive undertaking for coding and HIM departments in 2015 with the implementation of ICD-10, the latest CPT® update includes a relatively small 367 changes for 2016. Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CCDS, and Peggy Blue, MPH, CPC, CEMC, CCS-P, review updates to the digestive system and E/M codes.

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