AMA CPT® Assistant - 1999 Issue 5 (May)
Technical vs. Professional Component (May 1999)
May 1999 pages 1-2 Technical vs. Professional Component Properly reporting the technical and professional components for procedures is a difficult issue facing coding professionals today. As experienced coders know, CPT coding guidelines do not specifically address billing for the technical component of a procedure or service. CPT does provide a coding convention for separately reporting the professional component (or physician component) of a procedure or service. In this article, we will take a look at CPT's coding convention for reporting the professional component and additionally discuss reporting the technical component of a procedure or service. Professional Component Procedures included...
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