2023 To Bring More Changes To E/M Codes – Ophthalmology Management

Remember the overwhelming changes to evaluation and management (E/M) coding for exams and most outpatient services that happened in 2021? The same types of changes are being applied in 2023 for other E/M codes.

While most ophthalmology practices mainly focus on office-based E/M services, other services are also provided.

This article addresses the following questions:

• What codes should we expect to be changed?
• What changes should we expect?
• So, what changes for the coding guidelines?
• What are some examples?
• What is the take-home lesson?

This article was published in Ophthalmology Management’s Coding & Reimbursement column, which is written by Corcoran’s Executive Vice-President, Suzanne Corcoran, COE. To view the entire article in Ophthalmology Management, click on the link below:

https://www.ophthalmologymanagement.com/issues/2022/november-2022/coding-amp;-reimbursement