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  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
  • Surgical Coding

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  • The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Overview into search engines like Google impacts medical information retrieval.
  • Accurate Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding is crucial for healthcare billing and reimbursement.
  • Understanding the reliability of AI-generated CPT codes is essential for healthcare providers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the accuracy of Google's AI Overview function in identifying correct CPT codes for hand and upper-extremity surgery.
  • To determine if specific procedure subgroups exhibit lower accuracy rates in AI-generated CPT code suggestions.

Main Methods:

  • Selected 100 common CPT codes for hand and upper-extremity procedures.
  • Searched Google using 150 varied procedural phrases, including variations like 'arthrodesis' vs. 'fusion'.
  • Assessed code accuracy using specialized coding resources (AAOS CodeX, ASSH Coding App).

Main Results:

  • Google AI Overview provided accurate CPT codes in 90% of searches.
  • Tendon (78%) and nerve (71%) procedures showed lower accuracy compared to bony procedures (88%) and others (>90%).
  • 10% of queries yielded multiple codes, with 14 out of 15 containing the correct code; acronym usage did not significantly impact accuracy.

Conclusions:

  • Google AI Overview can serve as a helpful tool for CPT code identification but should not be solely relied upon.
  • Hand surgeons and coders must be aware of AI's strengths and limitations in procedural coding.
  • Continuous evaluation of AI tools is necessary as they become more integrated into clinical practice.