2023 E&M Revisions Warrant Study to Prevent Denials

ICD10monitor September 19, 2022
Colleen Deighan, RHIA, CCS, CCDS-O

Colleen Deighan and ICD10monitor are producing an editorial series to report on the updated changes from the AMA.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This morning, Colleen Deighan continues the second installment in her series of updates to the evaluation and management (E&M) codes and guidelines from the American Medical Association. The E&M revisions are effective Jan 1, 2023.

The E&M categories that will undergo revision in 2023 include the following:

• Inpatient and observation care services
• Consultations – both outpatient and inpatient
• Emergency department services
• Nursing facility services
• Home and residence services
• Prolonged services

My goal each week over the next few months is to focus in on one E&M category, taking a deeper dive into the revisions and guideline changes....

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