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CPT 2011 Errata:

93268-93272 Require Attended Surveillance -- Mark Your Guidelines Now

Published on Fri Jan 14, 2011

Plus: 93923 replaces 93922 in a key parenthetical note, and your index needs an update, too. If you've been wondering why your CPT Codes's atherectomy index entry doesn't point out your percutaneous options, you've got a good eye. The answer is simple. Everyone makes mistakes. The AMA noted the problem and has published that and several other corrections to its CPT 2011 manual. Checking the AMA errata for such corrections is very mportant, says Denae M. Merrill, CPC, HCC coding pecialist in Saginaw, Mich. Take the time to mark the ollowing three in your manual, or you'll risk reporting he wrong code or not meeting key requirements. 1. Don't Let 93268-93272 Typo Lead to Noncompliance CPT guidelines for Cardiovascular Monitoring Services all just before 93224-93278 in your manual. As ublished, the first paragraph of the guidelines state: "Event monitors (93268-93272) ... do not require attended surveillance." Correction: The AMA's published [...]
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