CPT® 2018: Change Anticoagulant Management Coding

Why This Topic Matters

These CPT changes affect how anticoagulant management services are identified and reported, which can influence claim accuracy for surgical and non-surgical settings. Understanding the update helps coding professionals recognize the relevant code set changes and the general reporting shift described in the article.

Article Sections

1. These are Out

   This section reviews the CPT codes removed in the 2018 update and places them in the context of earlier reporting for anticoagulant management services.

2. These are In

   This section introduces the CPT codes added in 2018 and describes the general reporting focus of the new medicine-section entries.

3. Opportunity

   This section explains the broader impact of the coding update, including how the revised structure may affect reporting in surgical and global-period contexts.