AMA CPT® Assistant - 2005 Issue 6 (June)

Medicine: Health and Behavior Assessment or Intervention (June 2005)

June 2005 page 10a Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Health and Behavior Assessment or Intervention, 96150, 96155 (Q&A) Question What is the appropriate code to report for a health and behavior assessment or intervention for a patient with established illnesses or symptoms who is not diagnosed with mental illness? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective, CPT codes 96150-96155 were added to the CPT codebook in 2002 to provide a mechanism for reporting interventions used to modify the psychological, behavioral, emotional, cognitive, and social factors directly affecting a patient's physical health and well-being. Medicine: Health and Behavior Assessment or...

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