Each year, updates to CPT® codes are introduced to reflect advancements in medical procedures and technologies, impacting billing and coding across multiple specialties. Effective January 1, these annual updates encompass new, revised, and deleted codes, along with updated coding guidelines. For 2025 CPT Code Updates, there are 270 new codes, 112 revised codes, and 49 […]
For 2024, significant updates will be introduced to ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS, affecting medical practices, hospitals, and healthcare systems across the country. Medical knowledge, technological advancements, and healthcare practices continue to evolve, so coding systems must keep up. To ensure the accuracy of billing, documentation, and reimbursement, changes are made to the International Classification of […]
Much attention has rightly been given to the major overhaul of Evaluation and Management (E/M) office visit codes set to take effect in 2021, aimed at reducing physicians’ documentation burden. However, changes that took effect on January 1, 2020, have already acknowledged evolving methods of patient communication and medical practice that do not require face-to-face […]