Preventive Medicine Services (Winter 1994)

Winter 1994 pages 21-25 Preventive Medicine Services Preventive Medicine Services were discussed in the Spring 1993 CPT Assistant. In CPT 1995, the guide-fines and codes in this section have been revised in concert with the new definition and changes in the Evaluation and Management (E/M) section of CPT. The major components of this article include a discussion of the changes to:     the Preventive Medicine Services Guidelines     the code descriptors     the -25 modifier related to these services Changes to Preventive Medicine Services Guidelines PREVENTIVE MEDICINE SERVICES The following codes are used to report the preventive medicine evaluation and management of...

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Article Overview

This article reviews changes to preventive medicine service guidance in CPT, including updates to preventive medicine guidelines, code descriptors, and modifier usage. It is relevant to coders and billing staff working with preventive care, counseling, risk factor reduction, and related evaluation and management reporting under CPT. The article also explains the broader context for reporting preventive visits alongside other services and for distinguishing separate preventive counseling encounters.

Why This Topic Matters

Preventive medicine reporting affects how routine preventive visits, counseling encounters, and related services are captured in CPT. Understanding the revised guidance helps coding professionals recognize which broad service categories are addressed in the article and how the preventive medicine section aligns with evaluation and management updates.

Article Sections

  1. Winter 1994 pages 21-25

    Publication and issue information for the article.

  2. Changes to Preventive Medicine Services Guidelines

    Discussion of revisions to the preventive medicine guidance and how it relates to broader evaluation and management concepts.

  3. Changes to the Preventive Medicine Codes

    Overview of updates affecting preventive medicine code groupings and age-based service categories.

  4. Counseling and/or Risk Factor Reduction Intervention

    Discussion of separate preventive counseling services and the general subject matter they address.

  5. Other Preventive Medicine Services

    Coverage of additional preventive medicine service categories outside the main counseling groups.

What You Will Learn

  • How CPT preventive medicine services are organized and discussed in this article
  • What general areas of preventive medicine guidance were revised
  • How the article frames counseling and risk factor reduction services within preventive care
  • What types of preventive medicine service categories are included in the update
  • How the article situates preventive medicine changes within broader evaluation and management guidance

Who Should Read This

  • Medical coders
  • Billing staff
  • Revenue cycle professionals
  • Compliance professionals
  • Clinical documentation staff

Codes Discussed

Code Ranges Discussed

Modifiers Discussed


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