Mary Was Admitted to the Hospital with Congestive Heart Failure

Multiple Choice

Mary was admitted to the hospital with congestive heart failure by her primary care physician, and cardiology was consulted on the day of admission. On the second day, the cardiologist made hospital rounds and stopped by to see Mary. An expanded problem-focused interval history was obtained, and an expanded problem-focused examination was performed. Mary is showing some improvement with IV therapy. Select the appropriate code for Mary's encounter with the cardiologist today:

A) 99213
B) 99232
C) 99253
D) 99233