AMA CPT® Assistant - 2001 Issue 12 (December)

Medicine (December 2001)

December 2001 page 6c Coding Consultation Medicine, 97530 (Q&A) Question The Summer 1995 issue of CPT Assistant indicates that code 97530, Therapeutic activities, direct (one-on-one) patient contact by the provider (use of dynamic activities to improve functional performance), each 15 minutes includes dynamic activities such as "lifting stations. What is a lifting station? AMA Comment The term "lifting station" refers to an apparatus that permits the provider to simulate various lifting situations. The patient lifts items of different weights and sizes to various heights. Medicine, 97530 (Q&A). CPT® Assistant. 2001; December 2001 page 6c ...

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