New CPT Code Updates 2009

The AMA recently released the 2009 Revised CPT codes that will become effective January 1, 2009. As a reminder, CMS no longer allows a grace period for implementation of any code sets.

Contains over 290 New Codes, as compared to just over 240 codes in 2008. There are 17 code additions to the E /M section, 36 additions to the Surgery section, and 67 new codes in the Medicine Section.

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Deleted CPT Code Updates 2009

This report contains over 90 codes that are to be deleted by Jan 1, 2009. Over 70% of the deleted codes occur in the following four sections: E/M, Surgery, Radiology, and Medicine.

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Revised CPT Code Updates 2009

There are over 130 code revisions in this report. The Preventive Medicine Services area was given the additional wording of “appropriate immunization(s)” to the code sets 99381-99386 and 99387-99397.

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New Category II and III Code Updates 2009

This report contains over 150 new Category ll Codes, which are supplemental tracking codes that can be used for performance measurements. In addition, there are 13 Category lll Codes that contain a temporary set of codes for emerging technologies, services, and procedures.

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