Wiki 99417 in office setting?

[JulieP]

The 2023 revision to 99417 changes the description from "Prolonged office or other outpatient" to "Prolonged outpatient." Does this mean 99417 can no longer be used in the office setting under POS 11?

 

[jkyles]

Hi there,
They just changed the descriptor to indicate that it should be reported with all outpatient services (office, office consults, home/domicile and 99483). You should continue to report it with 99205 and 99215 in POS 11.

 

[JulieP]

Hi there,
They just changed the descriptor to indicate that it should be reported with all outpatient services (office, office consults, home/domicile and 99483). You should continue to report it with 99205 and 99215 in POS 11.

Thank you. Do you have any official documents to confirm this?

 

[jkyles]

Thank you. Do you have any official documents to confirm this?

It's in the 2023 CPT manual and the updated E/M guidelines that the AMA issued online in July.