By:Jacqueline Thelian, CPC, CPC-I, CHCA
2020 CPT includes 384 changes, including 248 new codes, 71 deletions and 75 revisions. Are you ready?
E/M codes for online digital E/M services.
99421 – On-line digital E/M service for an established patient for up to 7 days, cumulative time during the 7 days; 5-10 minutes, 99422 11-20 minutes and 99423 21 or more minutes.
These services are reported through HIPAA Compliant secure platforms, such as an electronic health record portal, secure email, and other secure digital applications.
Time reported is cumulative during a seven-day period and physicians and QHPs in the same group practice contribute to the total service time.
Dry Needling
These long-awaited CPT codes are finally here. 20560 Needle insertion(s) without injection(s) 1 or 2 muscle(s) and 20561 for 3 or more muscle(s).
Long Term EEG Setup & Monitoring
This section underwent a complete overhaul.
Codes 95950, 95951, 95953, 95956 are being deleted.
23 codes (95700 – 95705-95726) are being established to replace the deleted codes - 13 Technical Component only
For a comprehensive listing and review of all the new and revised CPT codes come and join us at the 2020 CPT Workshop offered for the first time in New York. The course includes the 2020 CPT Manual (Professional Edition) and its companion CPT Changes An Insiders View.