AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 1 (January)

Medicine (January 2003)

January 2003 page 23b Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Medicine, 99183 (Q&A) Question Can code 99183 be reported per session? AMA Comment Code 99183, Physician attendance and supervision of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, per session, is reported for physician attendance of each session of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Any services and/or procedures provided in addition to the physician attendance and supervision (eg, E/M services, wound debridement) in the hyperbaric oxygen treatment facility, in conjunction with a hyperbaric oxygen therapy should be reported separately. Physician supervision requires that the physician is present and readily available for intervention. CPT coding guidelines does not...

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