CPT codes promote substance abuse screening.(Mental Health)(Current Procedural Terminology)Worcester, Sharon
On Jan. 1, 2017, CPT codes related tomental and behavioral healthservices underwent multiple changes. For instance, the descriptors of several codes were revised to replace the phrase "with patient and/or family member" to "with patient," meaning that a code's stated time for a psychotherapy...
In general terms, the codes have been refo- cused to distinguish between testing for cancer versus constitu- tional abnormalities. The major changes include 1)the addition of CPT codes to describe FISH tests; 2) a new code for cancer cytogenetic analyses;3) a new pair of codes to describe...
Establishment of a written screening schedule for the individual, such as a checklist for the next five to 10 years, as appropriate, based on recommendations of the USPSTF and Advisory Committee of Immunizations Practices (ACIP), the individual’s health status, screening history, and age-appropri...