AMA CPT® Assistant - 2001 Issue 9 (September)

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (September 2001)

September 2001 page 10a Coding Consultation Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medicine, 97001, 97002 (Q&A) Question What is the difference between codes 97001 and 97002? In what circumstances should each be used? AMA Comment Codes 97001, Physical therapy evaluation and 97002, Physical therapy reevaluation, are both used to identify dynamic processes in which clinical judgments are made based on the data gathered. These evaluations result in the development of a plan for management of a patient's problems as they relate to his or her disease or disability. Code 97001 identifies the initial assessment of the problem or difficulty which...

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