by hiacode | Jan 17, 2020 | 2020 New CPT Codes, CPT, Education, Patricia Maccariella-Hafey, Series
This is Part 5 of a five part series on the new 2020 CPT codes. For the remaining areas we will just briefly summarize the section. Due to the intricate nature of these sections in CPT, it is recommended that the coder read the entire section notes associated with the new codes.
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by hiacode | Jan 16, 2020 | 2020 New CPT Codes, CPT, Education, Patricia Maccariella-Hafey, Series
This is Part 4 of a five part series on the new 2020 CPT codes. In this series we will explore the CPT changes for FY 2020 and include examples to help the coder understand the new codes. There is 3 new digestive system codes with 1 deletion and 2 revised; 1 revised urinary system codes with new category III codes; 6 new with 20 deleted nervous system codes with 3 revisions; 2 new eye codes with 3 revisions; and finally a new category III auditory code.
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by hiacode | Jan 15, 2020 | 2020 New CPT Codes, CPT, Education, Patricia Maccariella-Hafey, Series
This is Part 3 of a five part series on the new 2020 CPT codes. In this series we will explore the CPT changes for FY2019 and include examples to help the coder understand the new codes. There are 11 new cardiovascular CPT codes added with 8 deletions and 2 revisions.
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by hiacode | Jan 14, 2020 | 2020 New CPT Codes, CPT, Education, Patricia Maccariella-Hafey, Series
This is Part 2 of a five part series on the new 2020 CPT codes. In this series we will explore the CPT changes for FY2020 and include some examples to help the coder understand the new codes. There are 11 new musculoskeletal CPT codes added with 1 deletion and 0 revisions.
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by hiacode | Jan 12, 2020 | 2020 New CPT Codes, CPT, Education, Patricia Maccariella-Hafey, Series
This is Part 1 of a five part series on the new 2020 CPT codes. In this series we will explore the CPT changes for FY2020 and include examples to help the coder understand the new codes. For 2020 in general, there were 248 new CPT codes added, 71 deleted and 75 revised.
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