AMA CPT® Assistant - 1998 Issue 7 (July)

Evaluation and Management, 99211-99215 (Q&A) (July 1998)

July 1998 page 11b Coding Consultation Evaluation and Management, 99211-99215 (Q&A) Question If a patient presents for interpretation (purified protein derivative of tuberculin) of the results of a PPD test, is there a CPT code that I can report for this service? AMA Comment This service is considered part of the medical decision making component of a level of Evaluation and Management service. Therefore, as this would be included in the E/M service, no additional code would be reported for the reading of a PPD test. Evaluation and Management, 99211-99215 (Q&A). CPT® Assistant. 1998; July 1998 page...

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