CPT Knowledgebase - Jan 31, 2024

In review of a patient's chart, the SOAP note contains a table of procedure codes with checkoff documentation and exceptionally limited information to support code selection. Given the documentation does not contain sufficient documentation to support code 97012 as mechanical vs. manual traction on the same day as CMT to the same body areas, should code 97012 be reported? x 97010 Hot or Cold Packs C x 97012 Mechanical Traction C, T, L x 98943 CMT C, T, L x A4556 Electrodes x G0283 Electrical Stimulation L

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