AMA CPT® Assistant - 2010 Issue 8 (August)

Coding Brief: After Hours Office Services (Codes 99050-99051) (August 2010)

August 2010 page 9 Coding Brief: After Hours Office Services (Codes 99050-99051) 99050Services provided in the office at times other than regularly scheduled office hours, or days when the office is normally closed (eg, holidays, Saturday or Sunday), in addition to basic service 99051Service(s) provided in the office during regularly scheduled evening, weekend, or holiday office hours, in addition to basic service Prior to CPT® 2006, code 99050 described “services requested after posted hours in addition to basic service.” For 2006, code 99050 was revised to describe, “services provided in the office at times other than...

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