CPT® 2018: Get the Scoop on These New CPT® 2018 E/M Codes

Why This Topic Matters

These updates affect commonly reported E/M and care management services across behavioral health, hospital observation, and cardiovascular-related care. Understanding the scope of the 2018 changes helps practices review documentation, update charge capture workflows, and identify which code families were revised, added, or deleted.

Article Sections

1. Behavioral Health and Psychiatric Care Management Codes

   Introduces the new behavioral health and psychiatric care management additions for CPT 2018. The section also notes documentation-related cautions associated with these services.

2. Hospital Observation Care Language Change

   Describes wording revisions affecting hospital observation care services in CPT 2018. The discussion focuses on how the updated language clarifies the setting and service context.

3. CPT 2018 Deletes 99363 and 99364

   Reviews the deletion of certain anticoagulant management codes from the E/M section. The section also explains that related services are addressed elsewhere in CPT 2018.