AMA CPT® Assistant - 2005 Issue 5 (May)
Coding Clarification (May 2005)
May 2005 page 13-end Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Significant Revisions A Summer 1995 CPT Assistant article titled "Significant Revisions: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation" provided discussion on the reporting of code 97016. The following provides clarification. Please make the necessary corrections, as this information supersedes the Summer 1995 published information. Code 97016, Application of a modality to one or more areas; vasopneumatic devices, captures devices that provide an external pumping force to the soft tissues of the lower or upper extremities. A sleeve containing separate chambers is applied to the extremity and can be progressively inflated...
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