CPT Knowledgebase - Oct 6, 2025

If a laboratory test result from 5-7 years ago is copied and pasted for a current encounter without any comments about the test documented, can credit be granted for review of a unique test in the medical decision making (MDM) element of the Amount and/or Complexity Data to be Reviewed and Analyzed category?

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