Reporting Virtual Reality Procedural Dissociation Services (0771T-0774T) (October 2023)

Why This Topic Matters

The article helps readers understand the CPT 2023 update for a new virtual reality-based service category and identify when the guidance applies across procedural settings. It is useful for professionals who need to review the structure of the service, the role of supporting personnel, and the organization’s official reporting guidance.

Article Sections

1. Virtual Reality Patient Procedural Dissociation

   Defines the service concept and summarizes its general clinical purpose and setting. Also covers the broad characteristics used to distinguish it from other forms of patient comfort or sedation support.

2. Time, Age, and Reporting Guidance

   Presents the introductory reporting framework, including age considerations, service time concepts, and the general structure used to determine reporting. It also describes the distinction between services performed by the same practitioner and by a different practitioner.

3. Coding Tip

   Provides general clarification intended to help readers distinguish this service category from other technology-based patient calming approaches. It reinforces the article’s timing and reporting framework at a high level.

4. Clinical Example (0771T)

   Shows a representative clinical scenario tied to the initial code in the series and the associated procedure narrative.

5. Clinical Example (0772T)

   Shows a representative add-on scenario tied to the same-practitioner service family and the associated procedure narrative.

6. Clinical Example (0773T)

   Shows a representative clinical scenario tied to the separate-practitioner service family and the associated procedure narrative.

7. Clinical Example (0774T)

   Shows a representative add-on scenario tied to the separate-practitioner service family and the associated procedure narrative.