AMA CPT® Assistant - 1996 Issue 8 (August)

A Closer Look at Emergency Department Physicians: Reporting Codes 99052 and 99054 (August 1996)

August 1996 page 9 Coding Communication A Closer Look at Emergency Department Physicians: Reporting Codes 99052 and 99054 We continue to receive many questions regarding the reporting of codes in the Special Services and Reports section of CPT (99000-99090) by emergency department physicians. The most commonly asked questions concern the reporting of code 99052, describing services requested between 10 pm and 8 am, and code 99054, describing services requested on Sundays and holidays, in addition to the basic service(s) provided by an emergency department physician. Special Services and Reports Section The codes in the Special Services and Reports section...

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