CPT^® 97157, Under Adaptive Behavior Treatment Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 97157 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 multiple patients’ adaptive behavior treatment face–to–face with a group of guardians or caregivers, without the respective patients being present. Report this code for each 15 minutes that the provider spends face–to–face with multiple sets of guardians or caregivers.

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