tci Part B Insider - 2004 Issue 29

New CPT Codes: Prepare To Feel The Coding Squeeze At Year's End

AMA doesn't plan any rush to compensate for loss of grace period When the American Medical Association pitches some new codes at you this fall, you'd better think fast.   The AMA has no plans to speed up the release or dissemination of the 2005 CPT Codes to compensate for providers losing the customary 90-day grace period. Therefore, many coders will receive the new 2005 CPT codes in October, and have to learn them and implement them before Jan. 1, when the 2004 codes become invalid.   The AMA stresses that it was the government's decision to eliminate the...

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