tci E/M Coding Alert - 2023 Issue Q1

News You Can Use: Check-In on This Prolonged Services Update

Look for descriptor changes that are a bit fiddly. Make sure you stay abreast of the changes the AMA and Medicare have made for coding prolonged evaluation and management (E/M) services. Find out the new codes and coding conventions that you should use when coding prolonged services in 2023. Know the Updated +99417 Definition For 2023, CPT® removes the words “beyond the minimum required time” from the descriptor for +99417, which now reads (Prolonged outpatient evaluation and management service(s) time with or without direct patient contact beyond the required time of the primary service when the primary service...

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