AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 9 (September)
Medicine: Central Nervous System Assessments/Tests (eg, Neuro-Cognitive, Mental Status, Speech Testing) (September 2006)
September 2006 page 14c Medicinie: Central Nerv Sys Assessmts/Tests, 96116, 96120 (Q&A) Question What types of tests are described by the neuropsychological testing codes (ie, 96116-96120)? AMA Comment Neuropsychological testing procedures (ie, 96116-96120) consist primarily of individually administered ability tests that comprehensively sample ability domains that are known to be sensitive to the functional integrity of the brain (eg, abstraction, memory and learning, attention, language, problemsolving, sensorimotor functions, and constructional praxis). These tests are objective and quantitative and require the patient to directly demonstrate his or her level of competence in a particular cognitive domain. Medicinie: Central Nerv...
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