E/M Coding Alert - 2019 Issue 12
CPT® 2020: Prep For Musculoskeletal Code Additions
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Article Overview
This piece helps general surgery and musculoskeletal coding audiences prepare for CPT 2020 changes. It summarizes new code categories for drug-delivery device work, related add-on reporting context, listed nonreportable companion codes, and newly added dry needling services, along with the broader timing and implementation context for the 2020 CPT update.
Why This Topic Matters
It highlights coding changes that may affect procedure reporting in the upcoming year and points readers toward the types of services, specialties, and code relationships they need to review before the new CPT cycle takes effect.
Article Sections
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Look for drug-delivery device additions
Introduces the upcoming CPT 2020 musculoskeletal updates and frames the article around new procedure-code changes relevant to surgical practices.
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Look for Stepwise Drug Delivery Service
Covers the new drug-delivery device service codes, related add-on code context, and the broader reporting framework discussed by the article.
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Check Out New Dry Needling Code
Summarizes the dry needling update in CPT 2020 and situates it within the article’s overview of new procedure-code additions.
What You Will Learn
- Which CPT 2020 updates are discussed in the musculoskeletal-related article
- How the article frames new drug-delivery device service reporting at a high level
- What broad dry needling update is introduced for CPT 2020
- What companion code sets are mentioned in connection with the updates
Who Should Read This
- General surgeons
- Musculoskeletal coders
- CPT/physician coding professionals
- Revenue cycle and coding compliance staff
Codes Discussed
Code Ranges Discussed
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