AMA CPT® Assistant - 1995 Issue 2 (February)

Emergency Department Services (Summer 1995)

Summer 1995 pages 1-3 Emergency Department Services How Is Emergency Department Defined in CPT? Evaluation and management services provided in the emergency department are reported using codes from the Emergency Department Services section 99281-99285. As stated in CPT 1995, "An emergency department is defined as an organized hospital-based facility for the provision of unscheduled episodic services to patients who presents for immediate medical attention. The facility must be available 24 hours a day." A freestanding ambulatory facility or urgent care center visit is not considered an emergency department, based on the guidelines in CPT. If a patient presents...

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