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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