Orthopedic Coding Alert

CPT® 2020:

Look for Injection, E/M Changes Next Year

CPT® announced its official list of codes for 2020, and the results aren’t exactly earth-shattering as far as orthopedics goes. “Not an exciting year for orthopedics,” says Heidi Stout, BA, CPC, COSC, PCS, CCS-P, with Coder on Call, Inc., in Milltown, New Jersey. There are, however, a few changes that could affect some orthopedic practices. Also, there are some changes [...]
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