AMA Makes Additional Changes to E/M Coding

Just when you think you are finally getting the hang of the E/M coding changes that became effective on January 1, 2023, the AMA announced further revisions on March 1, 2023 which are retroactive to January 1, 2023. This article discusses the changes in the March 3, 2023 CPT Errata & Technical Corrections and also includes a preview of upcoming 2024 changes.

ICD-10-CM 2023 Code Changes for Chiropractic

There were several changes to the ICD-10-CM codeset for 2023 which went into effect October 1, 2023 and could impact chiropractic. At the time of publication, it was unknown how payers would respond to these changes. This article only discusses some of the changes to the ICD-10-CM codes. Changes to procedure codes such as “Prolonged Services” for office E/M visits are included in the 2023 ChiroCode DeskBook.

Critical Evaluation and Management Changes Recently Announced by AMA

On March 9, 2021, the American Medical Association (AMA) announced some pretty significant changes in relation to reporting Evaluation and Management (E/M) services, particularly for Office or Other Outpatient Services (99202-99215). The AMA Editorial Panel had previously met to discuss how to address concerns and made changes surrounding Office or Other Outpatient Services which are retroactive to January 1, 2021. Learn more about those changes in this article.