AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 5 (May)

Medicine: Special Services, Procedures and Reports (May 2006)

May 2006 page 18a Special Services, Procedures and Reports, 99050 (Q&A) Question When reporting from the Special Services, Procedures and Reports code series (eg, 99050-99060) is it appropriate to report more than one code per encounter? AMA Comment The CPT 2006 Special Services, Procedures and Reports guidelines indicate that while these codes are typically reported with only one code per encounter, there may be occasions in which more than one code is appropriately reported due to the dual nature of these codes in reporting unusual times and sites in providing services. Therefore, it may be appropriate to report...

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