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CPT 2011 Errata:

93922 Typo Alert: Beware Miscoding Complete Bilateral Physiologic Studies

Published on Mon Apr 04, 2011

37225 isn't 'open' onlyIf you've been wondering why your CPT manual's atherectomy index entry doesn't point out your percutaneous options, you've got a good eye.The answer is simple. Everyone makes mistakes. The AMA noted the problem and has published that and several other corrections to its CPT 2011 manual.Checking the AMA errata for such corrections is very important, says Denae M. Merrill, CPC, HCC coding specialist in Saginaw, Mich. Take the time to mark the following changes in your manual, or you'll risk reporting the wrong code or not meeting key requirements.Watch Change to 93923 Upper + Lower RuleAlong with correcting several minor typos in the updated 93922-93923 (... bilateral noninvasive physiologic studies of upper or lower extremity arteries ...) definitions and guidelines, the AMA makes one correction you want to be sure you catch.As published, the second parenthetical note under complete study code 93923 states: "When both the upper [...]
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