AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 3 (March)

Medicine: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (March 2006)

March 2006 page 15-end Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 97110, 97124 (Q&A) Question Is it appropriate to report codes 97110-97124 in addition to Chiropractic Manipulative Treatment (CMT) codes when performed at the same anatomic site? AMA Comment The physical medicine codes 97110-97124 represent distinctly separate and unrelated procedures not considered inclusive of the CMT described by codes 98940-98943. Therefore, when clinically relevant, it would be appropriate to report codes 97110-97124 in addition to the CMT when performed at the same anatomic site (ie, separate body regions are not required). Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 97110, 97124 (Q&A). CPT® Assistant...

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