AMA CPT® Assistant - 2022 Issue 6 (June)
Questions and Answers (June 2022)
June 2022 page 19 Questions and Answers Evaluation and Management: Office or Other Outpatient Codes Question: For Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Evaluation and Management (E/M) Office or Other Outpatient Services codes (99202-99215), does blood pressure (BP) monitoring of a non–critically ill patient through an arterial line count as a physiologic test? Answer: An arterial line is not typically used to monitor BP in a non–critically ill patient. BP monitoring is a vital-sign assessment and not a physiological test. Question: For E/M Office or Other Outpatient Services codes (99202-99215), does continuous pulse oximetry count as a physiologic test? Answer:...
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Article Overview
This article presents a June 2022 CPT Assistant question-and-answer collection covering several coding areas, including evaluation and management, surgical repair and excision, diagnostic radiology, diagnostic ultrasound, cardiovascular medicine, and Category III coding. It is useful for coders, auditors, and billing staff who want to understand the scope of guidance discussed and identify whether the article addresses documentation, reporting, and code-selection topics for these specialties.
Why This Topic Matters
The piece brings together multiple coding scenarios in one issue, making it helpful for professionals reviewing current CPT guidance across different service categories and specialties.
Article Sections
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Evaluation and Management: Office or Other Outpatient Codes
Questions in this section address outpatient evaluation and management topics and the kind of monitoring and testing concepts discussed in the CPT guidance.
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Evaluation and Management: Critical Care Services
This section focuses on critical care-related guidance and how certain monitoring and interpretation topics are treated in that setting.
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Evaluation and Management: Prolonged Services
This section covers prolonged service reporting in the context of evaluation and management work performed outside direct patient care.
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Surgery: Integumentary System
This section discusses an integumentary system procedure scenario involving excision and repair documentation and code selection.
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Radiology: Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging)
This section addresses diagnostic imaging reporting questions, including second interpretations, component reporting, and postprocessing concepts.
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Radiology: Diagnostic Ultrasound
This section focuses on ultrasound documentation requirements and how the guideline elements are described in the CPT material.
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Medicine: Cardiovascular
This section covers cardiovascular medicine reporting questions involving fetal echocardiography and color flow mapping.
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Category III Codes
This section addresses whether a specific Category III code applies to a thrombectomy-related scenario and references alternative code categories.
What You Will Learn
- How CPT Assistant frames selected evaluation and management questions for outpatient and critical care services.
- What kinds of documentation topics are discussed for prolonged services, surgery, radiology, ultrasound, and cardiovascular medicine.
- How the article organizes guidance around specific specialty sections and coding categories.
- Which code sets and code types are referenced in the June 2022 Q&A issue.
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Coding auditors
- Billing staff
- Physician practices
- Revenue cycle professionals
- Clinical documentation specialists
Codes Discussed
Code Ranges Discussed
Modifiers Discussed
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