CPT updates to office and outpatient codes

The Advocacy and Policy Committee would like to inform NANS members of recent CPT changes to office and other outpatient codes that may affect your practice(s).

The CPT Editorial Panel has recently approved revisions to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Evaluation and Management (E/M) office or other outpatient services codes, which will have significant implications on coding and documentation for these vital services. We encourage you to learn more about these changes and how they will impact your work. The changes are scheduled to go into effect January 1, 2021.  In addition, CMS has approved updated Relative Value Unit settings for the E/M code set.

As a resource, the Advocacy and Policy Committee has crafted a reference document that you can reference here.