CPT code changes in 2020: What hospital revenue cycle staff should know before Jan. 1

Becker's Healthcare September 18, 2019
Kelly Gooch

There are 394 total Current Procedural Terminology code changes coming in 2020, including 248 new codes, 71 deletions and 75 revisions. Is your revenue cycle staff prepared? Becker’s Hospital Review recently caught up with Mark Synovec, MD, chair of the American Medical Association’s CPT editorial panel, to gain more insights into the code changes, which take effect Jan. 1.

Editor’s note: Responses were lightly edited for length and clarity.

Question: Among important additions for 2020 are new codes to report online digital evaluation services, or e-visits, as well as new codes self-measured blood pressure monitoring, according to the AMA. What prompted these specific changes?

Mark Synovec: The CPT editorial panel looks at a set of established criteria that is...

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