AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 4 (April)
Correction (April 2003)
April 2003 page 24 Correction In the March issue of the CPT Assistant (pages 14-15), there was an error in the article "OPPS Reporting Part III," indicated below with strikethrough text. The article should be read without the stricken text. Please make a note of this correction for future reference. Hospital outpatient reporting for the CMS OPPS, depicts the utilization of staff and those resources (ie, supplies) used to apply the cast/splint/strap performed in the emergency department and/or outpatient office setting. It is important to reiterate that the intent of the CPT casting/strapping code series 29000 - 29799...
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Article Overview
This short correction notice clarifies a prior CPT Assistant discussion about hospital outpatient reporting in the CMS OPPS and the CPT casting/strapping code series. It is relevant to coders, billing staff, and compliance professionals who follow CPT guidance and outpatient hospital reporting updates. The article focuses on a text correction to a previously published explanation and is intended as a reference for interpreting the revised passage.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps readers rely on the corrected wording of a CPT Assistant discussion related to outpatient hospital reporting and casting/strapping services.
Article Sections
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April 2003 page 24
A correction notice identifying a prior publishing error and indicating that the referenced discussion should be read with the corrected wording.
What You Will Learn
- That this is a correction notice tied to a previously published CPT Assistant article
- That the topic involves hospital outpatient reporting under CMS OPPS
- That the notice concerns CPT casting/strapping guidance in an outpatient context
- How to recognize that the page is intended as a reference to revised text rather than a full standalone article
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Hospital outpatient billing staff
- Compliance professionals
- Revenue cycle staff
- Coding educators
Code Ranges Discussed
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