AMA CPT® Assistant - 2000 Issue 2 (February)

Medicine Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (February 2000)

February 2000 page 11a Coding Consultation Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medicine, 97001, 97002 (Q&A) Question We have heard recently that the physical therapy evaluation and reevaluation codes 97001 and 97002 may now be reported by athletic trainers who are not state-licensed to perform physical therapy. It was our understanding that the therapist has to be state-licensed in physical therapy to use these codes. How should these codes be used? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective, codes 97001, Physical therapy evaluation, and 97002, Physical therapy revaluation, were developed and accepted by the CPT Editorial Panel specifically to report...

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