According to CPT coding conventions, complexity of medical decision making is based on all of the following criteria EXCEPT
the cost of diagnostic or management services
the risk of morbidity or mortality
the amount of, or complexity of, data to be reviewed
the risk of complication
the cost of diagnostic or management services
Rationale: The cost of services has no relationship to complexity.
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The modifier -25 is used to indicate:
A. prolonged evaluation and management (E/M) service. B. unrelated E/M service by the same physician during a postoperative period. C. significant, separately identifiable E/M service by the same physician on the same day of the procedure or other service. D. reduced services.