AMA CPT® Assistant - 2005 Issue 8 (August)
Evaluation and Management: Preventive Medicine Services (August 2005)
August 2005 page 15-end Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Evaluation and Management: Preventative Medicine Services, 99381, 99397 (Q&A) Question Is a pap, pelvic, and/or breast exam included in the appropriate preventive medicine service codes performed on the same date of service? Or should the pap, pelvic, and/or breast exam be reported in addition to the preventive medicine service codes (99381-99397)? AMA Comment The codes in the preventive medicine services include the ordering of appropriate immunization(s) and laboratory or diagnostic procedures. The performance of immunization and ancillary studies involving laboratory, radiology, other procedures, or screening tests identified with a specific...
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