AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 11 (November)

Central Nervous System Assessments and Tests (November 2006)

November 2006 pages 15-20 Coding Communication:Central Nervous System Assessments and Tests For CPT 2006, extensive changes have occurred in the section that describes central nervous system assessments and tests (96101-96103 and 96116-96120). As a result, it is important to become familiar with this CPT code set, which identifies the various ways to define and report psychological testing, neuropsychological testing, and the neurobehavioral status exam. These changes were made to distinguish whether a physician, psychologist, technician, and/or a computer performed the test. Also, it was clarified that all tests must be interpreted by a qualified health care professional. Code sets...

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