AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 6 (June)

Revisions to the Evaluation and Management Section (June 2006)

June 2006 pages 1-7 Revisions to the Evaluation and Management Section Notable changes occurred in the Evaluation and Management (E/M) section of CPT 2006. These include the following deletions or whole section revisions in the following categories: Confirmatory Consultations Follow-up Inpatient Consultations Comprehensive Nursing Facility Assessments Subsequent Nursing Facility Care Domiciliary, Rest Home (eg, Boarding Home), or Custodial Care Services This article will focus on the general guidelines in the consultation sections, the appropriate reporting of follow-up inpatient consultations; confirmatory consultations; nursing facility care codes; and domiciliary, rest home, or custodial care services. Follow-up inpatient and confirmatory consultation codes...

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