Full 2023 CPT Code Set Released, Updates Aimed at Reducing Administrative Burdens
HealthLeaders Media October 19, 2022
The American Medical Association (AMA) says the 2023 CPT code updates emphasize its efforts to reduce administrative tasks.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Through updates in documentation requirements, the process for coding almost all evaluation and management services has been made simpler in the last few years.
– Your revenue cycle staff have hundreds of CPT updates to review for 2023 including 225 new codes, 75 deletions, and 93 revisions.
– Staying abreast of these regulatory coding updates is important for revenue cycle leaders as coding—and its completeness and accuracy—has a profound impact on an organization’s bottom line.
The AMA released the calendar year 2023 CPT code set, which builds on the AMA’s efforts to reduce administrative tasks in medicine, according to...