CPT® 2020: Check Out Integumentary Section Changes

Why This Topic Matters

These updates affect how affected procedures are reported beginning January 1, 2020, especially when code families are added, deleted, or relocated across sections. Staying current helps coding teams recognize which portions of a service fall under the updated CPT structure and avoid using outdated reporting pathways.

Article Sections

1. Master Fat Graft and More

   Introduces the integumentary section changes related to autologous fat grafting and highlights the broader reporting topics covered in this portion of the article.

2. Site

   Describes how the updated guidance is organized by anatomic site and how the article frames the new code families.

3. Quantity

   Explains the article’s discussion of how the new code families are structured around initial and additional amounts of injectate.

4. Other excision

   Covers another new grafting-related reporting option discussed in the article for tissue harvested by direct excision.

5. Distinguish

   Addresses the article’s comparison between a new grafting-related code and an existing related code.

6. Old way

   Reviews the prior reporting approach referenced by the article and the older code that was being used for these services.

7. New way

   Summarizes the article’s discussion of the effective change period and the transition to the updated code set.

8. Don’t double dip

   Notes the article’s caution about avoiding duplicate reporting when other injection codes might seem applicable.

9. Don’t Miss The Move for Chest Wall Tumor Excision

   Introduces the second major topic in the article: deleted integumentary codes and the related relocation of similar services to another section.