Clinical Examples of New CPT Codes for Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services (Spring 1992)

Spring 1992 pages 13-18 Case-by-Case Clinical Examples of New CPT Codes for Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services As described in CPT 1992, clinical examples of the new CPT codes for E/M services are intended to be an important element of the new coding system. The clinical examples, when used with the revised E/M descriptors, provide a comprehensive and powerful new tool for physicians to report the services provided to their patients. The American Medical Association is pleased to provide you with these examples which are a duplicate of those found in the special supplement to CPT 1992. The clinical...

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Article Overview

This Spring 1992 CPT Assistant article explains the purpose and scope of clinical examples tied to the updated CPT evaluation and management framework. It is aimed at physicians, coders, and other professionals who need to understand how the new E/M structure was being illustrated across office, hospital, and consultation settings, along with the article’s cautions about using examples appropriately and its emphasis on broad specialty coverage.

Why This Topic Matters

It helps readers understand how CPT’s revised E/M structure was being supported with clinical examples and why those examples were intended to be used as supplemental guidance rather than automatic code assignments.

Article Sections

  1. Spring 1992 pages 13-18

    Publication and placement information for the article within the newsletter issue.

  2. Case-by-Case

    Introductory discussion of the role of clinical examples in the revised E/M system and the limitations of the examples provided in this release.

  3. Examples by E/M code category

    Grouped clinical examples covering office, outpatient, hospital inpatient, and consultation services across multiple E/M code levels and specialties.

What You Will Learn

  • How the article frames the purpose of clinical examples in the revised CPT E/M system
  • Which broad E/M service categories are represented in the examples
  • How the article characterizes the relationship between examples and documentation requirements
  • The kinds of specialty areas represented across the example set

Who Should Read This

  • Physicians
  • Medical coders
  • Coding educators
  • Compliance staff
  • Practice administrators

Codes Discussed


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