The latest update includes the following changes:
• Revising the parenthetical note following evaluation and management (E/M) add-on code 99356 Prolonged physician service in the inpatient setting, requiring unit/floor time beyond the usual service, first hour (List separately in addition to code for inpatient Evaluation and Management service) to split out the range,” as the subsequent observation codes (99224-99226) should not be included in the range of codes.”
• Deleting the parenthetical note following 47490 Cholecystostomy, percutaneous, complete procedure, including imaging guidance, catheter placement, cholecystogram when performed, and radiological supervision and interpretation, referencing radiological supervision and interpretation.
Other changes or corrections can be found in the Radiology, Pathology and Laboratory and Medicine sections; Appendices B, D and M; and the Category III section as well as the Index.
Access the AMA Corrections Document — CPT 2011 here.
Read the AAPC release on CPT 2011 corrections document.
Read more on coding:
–Coding Guidance for Tendon Repairs
-American Academy for Physician Assistants Lists Codes Non-Reimbursable for Physician Assistants
–CMS Prepares to Survey Providers on ICD-10, 5010
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