AMA CPT® Assistant - 2011 Issue 10 (October)

Medicine: Central Nervous System Assessments/Tests (eg, Neuro-Cognitive, Mental Status, Speech Testing) (Q&A) (October 2011)

October 2011 page 10d Medicine: Central Nervous System Assessments/Tests (eg, Neuro-Cognitive, Mental Status, Speech Testing) Question: We had a patient come to our office and take a three-hour, computer-based psychological test (code 96103). Our psychologist spent three hours reviewing and interpreting the results of the computer-based test. How do we report this service? Answer: Code 96103, Psychological testing (includes psychodiagnostic assessment of emotionality, intellectual abilities, personality and psychopathology, eg, MMPI), administered by a computer, with qualified health care professional interpretation and report, includes interpretation and report by the physician, psychologist, or other qualified health care professional. The computerized testing...

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