AMA CPT® Assistant - 2009 Issue 4 (April)

Computer Probability Assessment (Code 0185T) and Analysis of Stored Clinical Data (Codes 99090-99091) (April 2009)

April 2009 page 7 Computer Probability Assessment (Code 0185T) & Analysis of Stored Clinical Data A new Category III code for CPT 2009, code 0185T, Multivariate analysis of patient-specific findings with quantifiable computer probability assessment, including report, has been established for reporting computer-assisted computation of the probability for illness. Quantitative "pretest" probability assessment of a specific illness may be used to help the provider decide whether formal testing is necessary. Scoring systems from multiple disciplines could potentially satisfy the requirements for pretest probability (code 0185T). The basic concept is as follows: when the pretest probability is lower than the...

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