AMA CPT® Assistant - 2022 Issue 12 (December)

Coding Correction: E/M Critical Care Intensive Monitoring for Toxic Treatment Q&A (December 2022)

December 2022 pages 10-11 Coding Correction: E/M Critical Care Intensive Monitoring for Toxic Treatment Q&A A question under the heading “Evaluation and Management, Critical Care Services” in the Question and Answers (Q&As) section of the June 2022 issue of the CPT® Assistant (p 19) asked if intensive monitoring for a toxic treatment applied to evaluation and management (E/M) critical care services. The intensive monitoring for toxic treatment is included in the components of the CPT 2021 E/M guidelines under the medical decision making (MDM) category. However, the CPT 2022 E/M guidelines do not apply to critical care...

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