AMA CPT® Assistant - 2024 Issue 4 (April)

Questions and Answers (April 2024)

April 2024 page 33 Questions and Answers Evaluation and Management (E/M): Emergency Department Services Question: A patient, who is seen in the emergency department (ED) after taking a psychedelic substance, requires continuous attendance. Would it be appropriate to report code 0820T for this scenario? Answer: No, it would not be appropriate to report code 0820T, Continuous in-person monitoring and intervention (eg, psychotherapy, crisis intervention), as needed, during psychedelic medication therapy; first physician or other qualified health care professional, each hour, because this scenario was not a supervised patient self-administration of a psychedelic medication in a therapeutic setting. Report the...

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