Tracy, a Coder for a Large Cardiology Practice, Has Used

Tracy, a coder for a large cardiology practice, has used the same CPT code to report EKG monitoring in the office for years. As she reviews her newly-revised edition of the CPT manual for the new year, she notes that this code now contains text enclosed in facing triangles. This means that:

A) Tracy may no longer report modifier 51 with this code when other services have been provided to the same patient in the office on that date of service
B) Moderate sedation may no longer be reported separately for this code
C) This code is now an additional code that must be used with a primary procedure code; Tracy may no longer report this as a stand-alone code
D) A portion of the text describing this code has been revised and Tracy must review the revised text carefully before assigning this code