The statement is false. Health behavior assessment and intervention codes capture services related to a patient's physical health and can be used only when the patient has a physical health diagnosis as the primary reason for treatment-not a mental disorder. Although assessing factors related to the patierXs mental state, it is done to promote functional improvement and lessen any obstacles to a patients recovery.

National Coverage Determination is a reference guide for physicians to determine which services are covered by Medicare. The HIPAA Release is a form that must be signed by the patient prior to release of medical records and can be revoked at any time. The HIPAA Privacy Rule is in place to protect the patien& health information.

The statement is true. G codes apply to various healthcare screenings. If a patient is experiencing any symptoms that initiate the encounter, it then becomes diagnostic, and an appropriate CPT code would be selected instead.

Pain while urinating 830.9) is a symptom of a urinary tract infection (N39.O), and a sore throat (R07.0) and fever 850.9) are symptoms of acute tonsillitis caused by Streptococcus (103.00).
Neither ofthese three codes should be reported because ICD-IO-CM guidelines stipulate that when a definitive diagnosis is present, signs and/or symptoms should not be additionally listed on the claim.

The CPT code 11201 is an add-on code and would not receive a modifier. Local anesthesia is included in the primary procedure code and would not be reported separately with CPT 00300.