AMA CPT® Assistant - 2002 Issue 3 (March)

Use of the Health and Behavioral Assessment Codes (March 2002)

March 2002 pages 4-6 Coding Communication Use of the Health and Behavioral Assessment Codes Many services performed by psychologists and other non-physician (ie, non-MD/DO) practitioners are performed to enhance a patients overall health. This includes but is not limited to a number of types of psychotherapy services, as well as other mental health procedures intended to treat designated, diagnosed mental illness. Sometimes, however, these services are offered to a patient who presents with established illnesses or symptoms who are not diagnosed with mental illnesses. Instead of treating a particular illness, these services are intended to assess and address certain...

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