Medscape September 6, 2019
The American Medical Association’s (AMA’s) 2020 update of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set — involving almost 400 code changes — reflects a continued expansion of medicine beyond the walls of physicians’ offices, with new entries for home-based blood pressure monitoring and online digital evaluation services.
The 2020 update includes 394 code changes, including 248 new codes, 71 deletions, and 75 revisions.
In the view of AMA President Patrice A. Harris, MD, these additions to healthcare’s bedrock set of billing codes mark a return to an older view on medical care.
“With the advance of new technologies for e-visits and health monitoring, many patients are realizing the best access point for physician care is once again their home,” said...
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