According to CPT coding conventions, complexity of medical decision making is based on all of the following criteria EXCEPT
the cost of diagnostic or management services
the risk of morbidity or mortality
the amount of, or complexity of, data to be reviewed
the risk of complication
the cost of diagnostic or management services
Rationale: The cost of services has no relationship to complexity.
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