AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 9 (September)

Coding Brief: Changes to "Written Report" (September 2015)

September 2015 page 10 Coding Brief: Changes to "Written Report" In tandem with recent changes in electronic health records, the CPT Editorial Panel conducted a review of the phrase "written report" and performed a search of the entire code set to determine the usage of the phrase. As a result of the CPT Editorial Panel's review, guidelines defining the requirements for written report will be added to several sections of the CPT code set in the CPT 2016 code set to indicate that a written report can be either handwritten or electronic to reflect current practice, as well as...

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