New Physician Specialty Code for Geriatric Psychiatry
Guidance for a new physician specialty code for Geriatric Psychiatry. The new physician specialty code for Geriatric Psychiatry is 27. The codes 32, 74 and 75 are being removed from the physician specialty section of the manual because they are non-physician specialty codes.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: July 19, 2009
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