CPT Corner Article from Plastic Surgery News December 2022

What’s the easiest way to communicate to a payer that medical procedures and services submitted for reimbursement are not straightforward cases? Rather than submitting pages of medical records and operative reports, a CPT modifier often can accurately describe what has occurred and help reduce the claims submission nightmares familiar to most plastic surgeons.

The AMA made 393 changes to the 2023 Current Procedural Terminology code set, including 225 new codes, 75 deletions and 93 revisions that will go into effect Jan. 1. Among these changes are modificationsto the E&M codes for inpatient and observation care services, consultations, E.D. services
and prolonged services, and an updated section for hernia repair coding. Here’s a closer look at the changes to the 2023 code set.

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By Jeff Kozlow, MD; Erika AdlerThis educational activity is intended for all CME-related persons including plastic surgery practitioners, residents, and other healthcare professionals.

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