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AMA's critics unmoved by offer of free CPT code searches. (Exclusive Rights Under Fire).
Since February, the American Medical Association has been offering free searches of its online CPT coding manual, including listings of the amounts paid by Medicare for each service, to anyone who fills out its online registration form.
Users are limited to 10 searches per day. The AMA says that the new online service is mostly for patients who want to comparison shop for health care services.
"The AMA believes it is vital that patients have as much information as possible when making health care decisions, including an estimate of the costs," Dr. Timothy Flaherty, who is chairman of the association, commented in a written statement.
"Nobody should put off reporting a condition or symptom to the physician because of the cost, but patients do have a right to know how much they or their insurers could end up paying," he said.
The statement noted that the Web site "is intended to help patients in their personal research and is not meant to replace products developed by vendors for commercial and office use. For that reason, individuals are limited to 10 searches per day."
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, long a vocal critic of the AMA's exclusivity status regarding CPT codes, maintained that the AMA is simply trying to appease its critics.
"This is offensive public relations," commented Kathryn Serkes. who is a spokesperson for the AAPS.
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