AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 3 (March)
Medicine (March 2004)
March 2004 page 10a Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Medicine, 96150-96155 (Q&A) Question When are the health and behavior assessment codes used vs the psychotherapy codes? AMA Comment AMA Comment: From a CPT coding perspective, codes 96150-96155 are reported to describe those services performed to address difficulties associated with an acute or chronic illness, prevention of a physical illness or disability, and maintenance of health that do not meet criteria for a psychiatric diagnosis. Use of the health and behavior assessment codes eliminates inappropriate labeling of the patient as having a mental health disorder when the problem is actually...
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