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CPT® 97156, Under Adaptive Behavior Treatment Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 97156 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Adaptive Behavior Treatment Procedures.

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The provider discusses a patient’s adaptive behavior treatment face–to–face with the guardian(s) or caregiver(s), with or without the patient present. Report this code for each 15 minutes that the provider spends face–to–face with the patient’s guardian(s) or caregiver(s).

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