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Understand Drug Toxicity Monitoring for High-Risk MDM

Published on Tue Sep 16, 2025

Question: According to the Risk of Complications element of the CPT® medical decision making (MDM) table, “drug therapy requiring intensive monitoring for toxicity” is listed as a high risk of morbidity. Does that mean any toxic drug administration automatically rises to that level? Colorado Subscriber Answer: The definitions that accompany the CPT® Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services Guidelines specify that [...]
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