New CPT Codes For 2023, You Need To Be Aware Of

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New CPT Codes For 2023, You Need To
Be Aware Of
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New CPT Codes For 2023, You Need To Be Aware Of
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realized that staying updated with changes in
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services. Here are new CPT codes for 2023 that
you need to be aware of. Evaluation and
Management For 2023, there has been one addition,
26 removals, and 50 updates to the Evaluation and
Management (E/M) section. Services for prolonged
inpatient or observation E/M are described by a
new add-on code (99418). Due to the consolidation
of inpatient and observation E/M codes in CY
2023, several observation codes are eliminated.
Other codes that have been eliminated include
those for long services. The following changes
are among them
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New CPT Codes For 2023, You Need To Be Aware Of

• Due to the merging of inpatient and observation
  codes in 2023, hospital E/M codes should be
  clarified to cover inpatient or observation
  services.
• Adding the phrase medically appropriate history
  and/or examination in place of the words
  detailed or extensive history and examination.
• When employing time for code selection,
  adjustments to the overall time needs to meet.
• For clarification, the phrase on the day of the
  interaction has been added to hospital discharge
  day management codes.
• The definition of other outpatient consultation
  services has been added to the office
  consultation codes.
• Services that might not necessitate the presence
  of a physician or other trained healthcare
  professional have been added to an emergency
  department E/M code.
• The word dwelling has been added to the list of
  places of service for home visits.
• The prolonged outpatient E/M service add-on code
  has undergone minor wording clarifications.
• Revisions have been made to the interprofessional
  telephone, internet, and EHR assessment and
  management consult service codes to add other
  qualified healthcare professional when referring
  to the consultant.
• Surgery
• The following systems have had their coding
  updated in the surgical section nervous,
  integumentary, musculoskeletal, respiratory,
  cardiovascular, digestive, urinary, and male
  genital.

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New CPT Codes For 2023, You Need To Be Aware Of

• Integumentary System
• In the integumentary system section, three new
  codes have been added, along with one deletion
  and one revision
• The implantation of absorbable mesh or similar
  prosthesis for delayed closure problems is
  described under the code 15778.
• The removal of sutures or staples without the
  need for anesthesia is described by the codes
  15853 and 15854.
• Code 15850 is described as removing sutures while
  sedated, this section has been removed.
• Staples have been eliminated in the updated
  version of code 15851.
• Musculoskeletal System
• The musculoskeletal system sections new add-on
  code (22860) specifies a total disc arthroplasty
  and discectomy to prepare an interspace. The
  lengthy descriptors for the codes 22857 and 27280
  have undergone minor modifications.
• Respiratory System
• A temperature-controlled remodeling procedure is
  described in one new respiratory system code
  (30469) for treating a collapsed nasal valve.
• Cardiovascular System
• In the cardiovascular area, there are seven new
  codes and one revision
• Percutaneous pulmonary artery revascularization
  with stent replacement is described in codes
  3390033904.

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New CPT Codes For 2023, You Need To Be Aware Of

• Percutaneous arteriovenous fistula formation of
  an upper extremity is described in codes 36836
  and 36837.
• The example given in the lengthy descriptor has
  been revised in code 35883.
• Digestive System
• There are 18 deletions and 17 new codes in the
  section on the digestive system
• An esophagogastroduodenoscopy with the deployment
  or removal of an intragastric bariatric balloon
  is described by the codes 43290 and 43291.
• The repair of an anterior abdominal hernia, which
  may involve the insertion of mesh or another
  prosthetic, is described in codes 49591 through
  49596 and 49613 through 49618.
• The removal of a non-infected mesh or prosthesis
  or the correction of a parastomal hernia are both
  covered by the ICD-10 codes 49621-49623. (49623).
• This sections 18 deleted codes all discuss how
  to fix different kinds of hernias.
• Urinary system
• In this section, the definitions of the urinary
  system codes 50080 and 50081 have been expanded
  to more fully describe percutaneous
  nephrolithotomy and pyelolithotomy lithotripsy
  procedures.

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New CPT Codes For 2023, You Need To Be Aware Of

• Radiology
• One code (76883), which describes an
  ultrasonography of the nerves and supporting
  tissues in one extremity, was added to the
  radiology section. This sections five codes
  (76882, 78803, and 7883078832) have been updated
  to add clarifying terms to the lengthy
  descriptors.
• Pathology and Laboratory
• The pathology and laboratory section has three
  modifications and eleven new codes
• Targeted genomic sequence analysis is described
  by three new codes (81449, 81451, and 81456).
• Using DNA or RNA, four new codes (87468, 87469,
  87478, and 87484) define various infectious agent
  detections.
• For the purpose of analyzing drug metabolism
  using a genomic sequence, one additional code
  (81418) has been introduced.
• The identification of inherited bone marrow
  failure diseases is covered by another new code
  (81441). (IBMFS).
• The identification of an enzyme known as
  thiopurine S-methyltransferase is described by
  code 84433. (TPMT).
• Hepatitis B surface antigen detection is
  described by code 87467.
• The arrangement of various instances and
  descriptive language inside the descriptors was
  changed in three codes in this area (81445,
  81450, and 81455), but the basic meaning of the
  descriptor remained the same.

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New CPT Codes For 2023, You Need To Be Aware Of

• Additionally, this update contains 23 Category
  III code removals, including the following
• Anterior approach total disc arthroplasty
  (artificial disc).
• Therapeutic vagus nerve blockade for severe
  obesity
• Skin imaging using optical coherence tomography
  (OCT).
• Fetal magnetic cardiac signal recording.
• Transvaginal mapping of biomechanics.
• Non-contact ablative laser therapy for an open
  wound.
• Low-extremity wound contact near-infrared
  spectroscopy research.
• Event recorder created from electrocardiographic
  rhythm without constant supervision.
• Cystourethroscopy utilizing mechanical dilatation
  and therapeutic medication administration into
  the urethra.
• Identification of the intraoperative visual axis
  using patient fixation.
• A basic online digital cognitive behavioral
  therapy programme under remote therapist
  supervision.
• Two remote therapy codes (0733T and 0734T) in the
  Category III section have had their descriptions
  changed from body and limb kinematic measurement
  based to real-time, motion capture based
  neurorehabilitative.
• Wrapping Up
• The adjustments for 2023 do not end here.
  However, here is a summary of the most
  significant adjustments that family physicians
  should be aware of as the year gets started. You
  are urged to speak with the payers in your area
  to learn how they will manage the changes
  because, as always, different payers approaches
  to these changes may differ.

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New CPT Codes For 2023, You Need To Be Aware Of
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