Each year the American Medical Association (AMA) publishes the CPT® changes that are implemented on January 1st. This year is no exception as there are over 300 changes that all providers reporting professional services need to be aware of for proper reimbursement and compliance. It is expected of all providers to know and understand these changes for accurate coding and billing of services. This webinar will assist all members of the medical practice to be able to implement these changes. A new and exciting change in 2021 is the complete overhaul of the documentation requirements for Evaluation and Management services for office and outpatient visits. It is critical that medical practices apply these changes to visits beginning in 2021 as Medicare and commercial insurance carriers continue to audit medical records for proper coding based on the documentation of the provider.
Key Points:-
- CPT® coding changes to include 207 new codes
- Description revisions to 46 codes
- 52 deleted codes that will be invalid
- Crosswalk for codes being assigned from Category III to Category I
- Newly added Category III codes
- E/M changes to include the 2021 guidelines for office and outpatient visits
- Mastectomy code changes
- Chapter changes in cardiovascular, nervous, urinary, and radiology
- Code additions in laboratory and medicine
Who Should Attend?
- Medical Assistants
- Office Staff
- Prior-authorization staff
- Consultant
- Auditor
- Compliance officer
- Physician
- PA
- Nurse
- Biller
- Coder
- Collector
- Claims representative
- Claims adjuster
- Claims processor
- Manager
- Supervisor
- Administrator
