AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 12 (December)
Evaluation and Management (December 2004)
December 2004 page 19e Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Evaluation and Management, (Q&A) Question What is the appropriate code to report for a service in which the physician provides only counseling and/or coordination of care regarding symptoms or an established illness to the family without the patient being present? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective, time may be considered the key or controlling factor when the physician provides counseling and/or coordination of care that dominates (more than 50%) the patient and/or family encounter. For time to be considered a key component, the physician must spend faceto- face time...
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