AMA CPT® Assistant - 1992 Issue 3 (March)

Nursing Facility Services Codes (Fall 1992)

Fall 1992 pages 34-35 Coding Clarification Nursing Facility Services Codes Physicians who provide services to patients in nursing facilities are presented with a unique environment that requires the physician to be knowledgeable in statutory and regulatory requirements for that care under Medicare/Medicaid programs. In order to facilitate the use of OPT to report physician services to patients in nursing facilities, the Nursing Facility Codes (99301-99333) were revised in CPT 1992 to reflect much of the language in the Medicare/Medicaid statutes and regulations for nursing homes. We have asked the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) to provide background information concerning...

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