AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 11 (November)

Special Services, Procedures, and Reports/Medicine (November 2003)

November 2003 page 14b Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Special Services, Procedures, and Reports/Medicine, 99082 (Q&A) Question Can code 99082 be reported by the physician who sends a taxi cab or his practice's van to pick up a patient to obtain medical treatment in his office? AMA Comment Code 99082, Unlisted travel (eg, transportation and escort of patient), is used to report unusual travel (eg, helicopter), such as travel and escort of a patient. This code is intended to identify the accompaniment of the physician for a patient being transported. Therefore, if no physician accompaniment is provided during the...

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