AMA CPT® Assistant - 2008 Issue 6 (June)

Evaluation and Management/Medical Team Conferences (June 2008)

June 2008 page 15 Evaluation and Management/Medical Team Conferences, 99368, 99366 (Q&A) Question: A Medical Team Conference was conducted with an interdisciplinary team of health care professionals, with members of nonphysician professions also present for 45 minutes. The patient was brought in for 10 minutes to address several questions. Is this considered a medical team conference without direct face-to-face contact with the patient (code 99368) since the bulk of the time was spent without the patient being present? Answer: No. For team conferences where the patient is present for any part of the duration of the conference, nonphysician...

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