2008 ABC Coding Manual - Index of

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AAAAA – AABAD Client Evaluation – New client in-office with ICD diagnosis
A Clinical Practice Management
AA Client Evaluation
AAA New client in-office with ICD diagnosis
AAAAA Simple new in-office 10 minutes
Evaluating and managing a new client in a simple, 10-minute, in-office meeting. This code may be used
by providers of services who are able to diagnose.
AAAAB Usual new in-office 20 minutes
Evaluating and managing a new client in a usual, 20-minute, in-office meeting. This code may be used by
providers of services who are able to diagnose.
AAAAC Detailed new in-office 30 minutes
Evaluating and managing a new client in a detailed, 30-minute, in-office meeting. This code may be used
by providers of services who are able to diagnose.
AAAAD Detailed new in-office 45 minutes
Evaluating and managing a new client in a detailed, 45-minute, in-office meeting. This code may be used
by providers of services who are able to diagnose.
AAAAE Comprehensive new in-office 60 minutes
Evaluating and managing a new client in a comprehensive, 60-minute, in-office meeting. This code may
be used by providers of services who are able to diagnose.
AAAAF Comprehensive prolonged new in-office 90 minutes
Evaluating and managing a new client in a comprehensive, prolonged, 90-minute, in-office meeting. This
code may be used by providers of services who are able to diagnose.
AAAAG Comprehensive prolonged new in-office 120 minutes
Evaluating and managing a new client in a comprehensive, prolonged, 120-minute, in-office meeting. This
code may be used by providers of services who are able to diagnose.
AAAAH Comprehensive prolonged new in-office 150 minutes
Evaluating and managing a new client in a comprehensive, prolonged,150-minute, in-office meeting. This
code may be used by providers of services who are able to diagnose.
AAAZZ Undefined new client in-office with ICD diagnosis narrative required
Any elsewhere undefined new client, in-office meeting with ICD diagnosis, narrative required. This code
may be used by providers of services who are able to diagnose. To help develop more comprehensive
coding, please submit an ABC Terminology and Code Request Form, which is available in the back of all
ABC coding publications and at www.ABCcodes.com.
AAB Existing client in-office with ICD diagnosis
AABAA Simple existing in-office 5 minutes
Evaluating and managing an existing client in a simple, 5-minute, in-office meeting. This code may be
used by providers of services who are able to diagnose.
AABAB Simple existing in-office 10 minutes
Evaluating and managing an existing client in a simple, 10-minute, in-office meeting. This code may be
used by providers of services who are able to diagnose.
AABAC Simple existing in-office 15 minutes
Evaluating and managing an existing client in a simple, 15-minute, in-office meeting. This code may be
used by providers of services who are able to diagnose.
AABAD Usual existing in-office 25 minutes
Evaluating and managing an existing client in a usual, 25-minute, in-office meeting. This code may be
used by providers of services who are able to diagnose.
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