AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 5 (May)
Medicine: Moderate (Conscious) Sedation (May 2006)
May 2006 page 19b Moderate (Conscious) Sedation, 99148 (Q&A) Question Would it be appropriate to report codes 99148-99150 if performed by a qualified health care professional (eg, Nurse)? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective, codes 99148-99150 apply only to a physician and not a "qualified health care professional." These codes are intended for the second physician. If a qualified health care professional is performing these services, then codes 99143-99145 should be reported. Moderate (Conscious) Sedation, 99148 (Q&A). CPT® Assistant. 2006; May 2006 page 19b ...
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