The first major overhaul in more than 25 years to the codes and guidelines for office and other outpatient evaluation and management services was included in the release of the 2021 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set published by the American Medical Association.
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The American Medical Association and SNOMED International announced a concrete demonstration of how Current Procedural Terminology and SNOMED CT work together to enable better outcomes and enhanced resource utilization throughout the health ecosystem.
Major modifications are coming to the coding, documentation, and payment of evaluation and management (E/M) services for office visits as Medicare has signaled its intention to implement finalized guidelines and payment rates as planned on January 1, 2021.
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The AMA announced that the CPT Editorial Panel approved a new addition to the CPT® code set that will help streamline data-driven resource and allocation planning in the battle against the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to rise in the United States.