2023 Chiropractic Medical Coding Changes

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A leading provider of chiropractic billing services in the U.S., Outsource Strategies International (OSI) provides end-to-end revenue cycle management solutions. Our team of AAPC-certified coders stays updated on CPT, ICD, HCPCS Level I and Level II codes and modifiers.

In today’s podcast, Meghann Drella, a Senior Solutions Manager at OSI, discusses the major medical coding changes for chiropractors in 2023.

Podcast Highlights

0:14 Major Chiropractic Coding Changes

01:00 Stay Up to date on E/M Coding

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Hello and welcome to our podcast series. My name is Meghann Drella and I’m a Senior Solutions Manager here at Outsource Strategies International. Today, I’ll be discussing the major medical coding changes for chiropractors in 2023.

0:14 Major Chiropractic Coding Changes

In 2023, chiropractors have to deal with several medical coding changes. The ICD-10 code changes that came into effect on Oct 1, 2022 comprise 1176 new codes, 28 revised codes and 287 deleted codes. For chiropractors, there are new ICD-10 codes for lumbar and lumbosacral disc disorders, spinal muscles weakness and atrophy, and more. There are also changes to coding and documenting for E/M services that chiropractors have to deal with in 2023. A chiropractic coding company can help practices submit accurate claims using the new codes and streamline their medical billing and coding process.

I’m going to be attaching a list of all the codes that will be changed for the upcoming year.

01:00 Stay Up to date on E/M Coding

The American Medical Association (AMA) released CPT Evaluation and Management (E/M) Code and guidelines effective January 2023 which builds on the revisions made to the E/M office visit code descriptors and documentation standards made in 2021. The AMA noted: “Documentation of e/m office visits will now be centered around how physicians think and take care of patients and not on mandatory standards that encouraged copy/paste and checking boxes.

The E/M updates address the persistent administrative burden problem for physicians in almost every specialty. Coding processes in nearly all E/M services are simpler and more flexible for providers of chiropractic billing services.

I hope this helps, but always remember that documentation as well as a thorough knowledge of payer regulations and guidelines is critical to ensure accurate reimbursement for the procedures performed.

Thank you for joining me and stay tuned for my next podcast.

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