AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 2 (February)

Changes to the 2006 Category III Section: Part I (February 2006)

February 2006 pages 1-6 Changes to the 2006 Category III Section: Part I Part II Part III The Category III section of the CPT codebook continues to grow and change. For CPT 2006, the Category III section has 14 new codes, 11 deleted codes, and two revised codes. These changes include methods to report disc arthroplasty, quantitative sensory testing, inert gas rebreathing, and extracorporeal shock-wave therapy procedures. A new series on medication therapy management includes guidelines for appropriate reporting for these procedures. This article highlights only a subset of these codes: 0089T, 0090T-0092T, 0093T-0095T, 0096T- 0098T, 0099T, and 0100T...

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