AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 3 (March)
Medicine: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Q&A) (March 2015)
March 2015 page 10b Medicine: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Question: May code 97535 be used to report the application of multi-layer compression bandaging for lymphedema, including instruction to the patient when this service is performed during the same session as code 97140, Manual therapy techniques (eg, mobilization/ manipulation, manual lymphatic drainage, manual traction), 1 or more regions, each 15 minutes, for manual lymphatic drainage to the same anatomical region? Answer: No. A strapping code from the 29581-29584 series, which describes the application of a multi-layer compression system, would be reported. Code 97535, Self-care/home management training (eg, activities of daily...
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