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CPT® Errata:

Don't Forget to Check the Errata List From AMA

Published on Tue Nov 20, 2012

Get ready to mark your coding manual with changes.If you're scratching your head about some of the items that you feel the new CPT® manual is missing -- or including -- you aren't alone. Check out these changes you need to make to the 2013 CPT® manual, which you most likely just received within the past week or two.For example, in the CPT® section regarding respiratory endoscopic surgery to the trachea and bronchi, a current parenthetical note states, "For endoscopy procedures, code appropriate endoscopy of each anatomic site examined. Surgical bronchoscopy always includes diagnostic bronchoscopy when performed by the same physician. Codes 31622-31649, 31651, 31660, 31661 include fluoroscopic guidance, when performed."The code list at the end should be changed to the new range of 31622-31651, 31660, and 31661, which include fluoroscopic guidance.In addition, you'll want to correct the bronchoscopy codes listed with the illustration of a bronchoscopy. Currently, the CPT® manual directs [...]
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