CPT Knowledgebase - Nov 11, 2016

Question: Codes 96160, Administration of patient-focused health risk assessment instrument (eg, health hazard appraisal) with scoring and documentation, per standardized instrument, and 96161, Administration of caregiver-focused health risk assessment instrument (eg, depression inventory) for the benefit of the patient, with scoring and documentation, per standardized instrument, are placed in a section of the CPT code set that has an introduction stating that these codes are not to be used by professionals who may report evaluation and management service. Does this apply to codes 96160 and 96161?

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