AMA CPT® Assistant - 2020 Issue 10 (October)

Erratum (October 2020)

October 2020 page 13 Erratum In a question under the heading, “Evaluation and Management: Emergency Department Services,” in the Frequently Asked Questions section on page 13 of the July 2020 issue of CPT® Assistant, the answer is worded in a way that indicates modifier 25 is appended to the code for control of a nosebleed (30901) rather than to the code for the associated E/M service. Therefore, a correction is provided (see the bolded text in the original and revised answers that follow). Answer: In this scenario, the appropriate emergency department visit code (99281-99285) would be reported. The...

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