Exam 22: CPT Evaluation and Management Coding

A non-face-to-face E/M service provided over the telephone is reported from which range of codes?

Consultation services are coded based upon who requested the service and the:

Dr. Brady saw Lee Ann in the hospital for the second day in a row. This visit will be coded from:

Dr. Chou provided a total of 2 hours and 10 minutes of critical care services to Mrs. James in the coronary care unit. What is the appropriate code assignment for Dr. Chou's services?

Critical care services, first day, provided to a patient who is 3 years old will be reported with code:

The medical team conference attended by Dr. Mulford lasted 45 minutes. The patient and his wife were not present. What code is reported for Dr. Mulford?

Critical care service codes are determined by which criteria?

Dr. Henderson went to see Sam Callahan, a patient living in an assisted living facility, for the first time. A comprehensive, highly complex E/M visit is reported with which code?

Dr. Johnson, a member of the Hill Home Healthcare Agency, provided care plan oversight services for Mr. Matthews, who is living with his daughter and diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He spent 55 minutes on this plan. What code is used to report these services?

A patient was admitted and discharged on the same date of service. From what range will the physician's E/M services be reported?

Levels of history obtained include:

Consultations requested by a patient looking for a second opinion are coded from which section of the CPT book?

In what section of the CPT code book are the E/M codes listed?

A consultation requested by another physician, occurring in the hospital, is coded from what range?

Dr. Newell meets with Ms. Dickens in his office a week after performing her appendectomy to check on her healing progress. What is the appropriate code for this follow-up evaluation and management visit?

Complex chronic care coordination services totaling 75 minutes in one month are reported by which code?

Locations that will help determine an E/M code include all of the following except:

To report E/M services provided by a physician to a patient in a nursing home, the coder must first determine:

When a patient has several possible diagnoses and has a high risk of significant complications from the standard treatment, the MDM would fall into which category?

What do anticipatory guidance recommendations include?