Medicine (November 2004)

November 2004 page 10c Coding Consultation: Questions and Answers Medicine, 90855 (Q&A) Question Can you provide the intent of CPT code 90885 , Psychiatric evaluation of hospital records, other psychiatric reports, psychometric and/or projective tests, and other accumulated data for medical diagnostic purposes? AMA Comment Code 90885 is used to report evaluation of psychiatric hospital records, other psychiatric reports, psychometric and/or projective tests, and other accumulated data for medical diagnostic purposes. This code is used when a clinician is asked to evaluate hospital records and develops a report for other agencies or individuals. It may also be used to...

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