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...
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 the freez- ing of viable cell lines and their subsequent thawing and reestab- lishment in cell culture to be used for tests (...
an integrated approach to best address unique features of PLWH with co-occurring PTSD (e.g., capacity of CPT-L to address PTSD and HIV-related stigma), implementation of trauma screening within the Ryan White clinic, strong comparator condition, and several measures of HIV care outcomes to ass...