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CPT® 2013 93299 Is Missing From a Key Reprogramming Instruction - Heres Where to Pencil It In

Published on Tue Dec 04, 2012

Plus: Check out 4 other cardiology-related corrections to keep your coding on the straight and narrow.  The list of corrections for the AMA CPT® manual has already reached more than 10 pages. Keep your coding in the clear by marking these changes in your manual and making sure your coding software is up-to-date. You’ll find corrections for patient-activated event recorders, 64-lead ECG, and more.  Take the ‘Physician’ Requirement Out of Hospital Discharge  The first change is a quick deletion in the guidelines for discharge codes 99238-99239 (Hospital discharge day management …). To make your guidelines current, delete the crossed out text: “These codes are to be utilized by the physician …”  Rationale: As with many other codes and guidelines for 2013, CPT® removes the reference to the specific provider type. As a result, the guidelines no longer limit discharge services to physicians.  93299 Joins Other Device Eval Codes in 33282 [...]
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