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Closing practice? Make patients aware, records available, responsibility clear

08/22/2022

If you’re closing down a practice, make sure patient records aren’t ignored or you may face potential professional and legal consequences.

AMA shakes up prolonged services codes with 2023-effective changes

08/22/2022

by: Julia Kyles, CPC

Streamlined coding and shorter time requirements for prolonged services are on the horizon for physicians and qualified health care professionals. The pending update to the E/M chapter of the CPT manual, effective Jan. 1, 2023, will replace four prolonged services with two 15-minute codes.

Prolonged E/M visit time chart

08/22/2022

by: Julia Kyles, CPC

While you wait for your 2023 CPT Manual, use this chart to prepare staff for the update to prolonged E/M visits.

Confirm medical necessity of same-day telehealth and in-person encounters

08/22/2022

by: Julia Kyles, CPC

Telehealth visits are still an option under the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) waiver even though medical practices are returning to pre-COVID patterns for face-to-face encounters. As a result, it has become more likely that your practice may provide an E/M visit by telehealth and an in-office procedure on the same date of service.

Clarify ICD-10-CM and CPT coding and billing for wound care

08/22/2022

by: Savannah Schmidt

Coding for wound procedures is notoriously difficult, as the process can seem as messy as the injuries themselves. Ensure your staff is prepared to code correctly by fully understanding wound documentation and guidance for reporting wound diagnoses and procedures using ICD-10-CM, CPT and HCPCS Level II codes.

Initial hospital fees take a dive, but subsequent visits spike

08/22/2022

by: Richard Scott

With big changes coming to the inpatient E/M code family in 2023, the fees associated with facility codes 99221-99223 and 99231-99233 are also in flux. Initial visit fees are down, while subsequent encounters are on the rise.

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