Urology Coding Alert
Look Forward to More Than 500 CPT Changes in January
The AMA hasn't announced specifics, but medicine will be hardest hit
When the American Medical Association (AMA) releases CPT Codes 2009 later this year, you'll find a total of 519 new, revised and deleted CPT codes within the manual's pages.
CPT's medicine section will be completely revamped, with 67 new codes, 37 code deletions, and 20 revisions. Following close behind will be the surgery section, with 36 new codes.
Logging the fewest changes this year will be the anesthesia section, with just two new codes, two revisions, and no deletions.
Rounding out the new codes will be E/M (17 new codes, 15 deletions), radiology (four new codes, six deletions) and path/lab (seven new codes, one deletion).
Keep in mind: The AMA hasn't announced which codes it will add, revise and delete, but as soon as it does, Urology Coding Alert will have a full report on which changes will directly affect urology practices.
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