AMA CPT® Assistant - 2018 Issue 5 (May)

Cognitive Function Interventions (97127) (May 2018)

May 2018 page 5 Cognitive Function Interventions (97127) In 2016, as part of its standard review of services that may be potentially misvalued, the American Medical Association (AMA)/Specialty Society Relative Value Scale (RVS) Update Committee (RUC) through the Relativity Assessment Workgroup (RAW) identified that Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 97532, Development of cognitive skills to improve attention, memory, problem solving (includes compensatory training), direct (one-on-one) patient contact, each 15 minutes, did not reflect current practice. To ensure consistency throughout the code set, the full family of physical medicine and rehabilitation codes (97010-97799) were reviewed and re-valued by RUC...

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