Errata: CPT Changes 2002: An Insider's View (January 2002)
January 2002 page 9
Coding Communication
Errata: CPT Changes 2002: An Insider's View
The following serves as a correction to the information previously published in CPT Changes 2002: An Insider's View.
In CPT Changes 2002: An Insider's View, on page 220, the second paragraph, is incorrect, and currently reads as follows: "The new codes may be reported by (but are not limited to) pediatricians, family physicians, internists, psychiatrists, psychologists, advanced practice nurses, clinical social workers, and other healthcare professionals within their scope of practice who have specialty or subspecialty training in health and behavior assessment/intervention procedures."
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This brief CPT Assistant errata item corrects previously published wording from a CPT Changes 2002 article. It is relevant to coding educators, compliance teams, and clinicians who follow CPT guidance and want to understand the scope of the correction without reading the full premium article.
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Errata can change how readers interpret published CPT educational material, so this notice helps users identify that the original wording was inaccurate and that the correction applies to professional eligibility language in the article.
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A short correction notice identifying an error in previously published CPT educational content and presenting the revised wording.
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That the article is an errata notice rather than a new coding topic
That the correction applies to previously published CPT educational language
That the notice addresses professional eligibility language related to health and behavior assessment/intervention procedures
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