CPT® Assistant (Nov. 2022): Prepare for E/M prolonged services changes


The November 2022 CPT® Assistant continues its walkthroughs of 2023 evaluation and management (E/M) changes with a look at prolonged service revisions. This article and more are available now to subscribers of our Code Connect: CPT® Assistant add-on.

To find articles from Volume 32, Issue 11, select Q4 of 2022 on the Code Connect search page, and click on these topics, which focus on the codes shown:

  • E/M prolonged service revisions, 2023: 99415-99418, 99358, 99359
  • Endoscopic gastric bariatric device procedures: 43290, 43291
  • Principal care management, preprocedural optimization: 99424-99427
  • Ultrasound, nonvascular extremity: 76881-76883

The November issue also includes a Questions and Answers section covering these topics and codes:

  • E/M, office or other outpatient services: 99203, 99204, 99213, 99214
  • Medicine, neurology and neuromuscular: 95957
  • Surgery, digestive system: 44120, 52, 58
  • Surgery, integumentary system: 11442, 11603, 13121, 14060