CPT® 2012:
Don't Overlook These 2012 Observation Care Coding Updates
Published on Tue Nov 22, 2011
Additional time guides will supplement 99218-99220 descriptors beginning Jan. 1.If you're barely familiarizing yourself with 2011 new codes for subsequent observation care 99224-99226, brace yourself for a couple of fresh reports about how to report these codes, and reimburse for your deserved dollars.CMS Renders Finality To 99224-99226 RVUsCurrent Procedural Terminology (CPT®) introduced codes for subsequent observation care, 99224 (Subsequent observation care, per day, for the evaluation and management of a patient, which requires at least 2 of these 3 key components: Problem focused interval history; Problem focused examination; Medical decision making that is straightforward or of low complexity.); 99225 (Subsequent observation care, per day, for the evaluation and management of a patient, which requires at least 2 of these 3 key components: An expanded problem focused interval history; An expanded problem focused examination; Medical decision making of moderate complexity.); and 99226 (Subsequent observation care, per day, for the evaluation and [...]
