Reference no: EM133901231

Question 1) A 54-year-old patient registers at an urgent care center for COVID-19 testing due to aching, coughing, fatigue, and fever. From which Evaluation and Management category would the code for this encounter be selected? Get online assignment help from subject experts!
Responses

Preventive medicine services
Preventive medicine services
Emergency department services
Emergency department services
Office or other outpatient services
Office or other outpatient services
Consultations
Consultations

Question 2) An established patient receives hospital inpatient discharge day management services from the provider. From which Evaluation and Management subcategory of the hospital inpatient and observation care services category would the code for this encounter be selected?
Responses

Hospital inpatient or observation discharge services
Hospital inpatient or observation discharge services
Hospital inpatient or observation care services (including admission and discharge services)
Hospital inpatient or observation care services (including admission and discharge services)
Initial hospital inpatient or observation care
Initial hospital inpatient or observation care
Subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care

Question 3) On January 10, a physician provided office E/M services to a 72-year-old patient who is recuperating at home after left hip replacement surgery, and that same physician created an initial home health care plan on the same date. That physician also prepared a subsequent care plan on January 22 to increase the frequency of physical therapy services provided to the patient. Reporting codes from the Care Plan Oversight Services for January 10 and January 22 care plan oversight services is appropriate because
Responses

the same physician reported care plan oversight services during a 30-day period.
the same physician reported care plan oversight services during a 30-day period.
work involved in providing care plan oversight services is not included in office visit codes.
work involved in providing care plan oversight services is not included in office visit codes.
level of medical decision making for care plan oversight services determines code selection.
level of medical decision making for care plan oversight services determines code selection.
care plan oversight services are reported instead of office or other outpatient services codes.

Question 4) A patient was seen in consultation with a hematology specialist for post-COVID recurrent blood clots, and the specialist assumed responsibility for the patient's care after initial consultation. Subsequent office encounters with the specialist should be reported with codes from the __________ category or subcategory.
Responses

special evaluation and management services
special evaluation and management services
office or other outpatient services
office or other outpatient services
office or other outpatient consultations
office or other outpatient consultations
transitional care management services

Question 5) A patient underwent emergency appendectomy as a hospital inpatient and was discharged home for recuperation. The patient then returned to the hospital, seeking immediate medical attention due to surgical staples separating at the site of incision. From which Evaluation and Management category would the code be selected?
Responses

Prolonged services
Prolonged services
Emergency department services
Emergency department services
Care management services
Care management services
Office or other outpatient services

Question 6) A 40-year-old patient was admitted to the hospital by the primary care provider (PCP) to control type II diabetes mellitus and to evaluate possible gangrene, left foot. The PCP ordered inpatient consultation services from an orthopedic surgeon, who provided level 4 E/M inpatient consultation services. The orthopedic surgeon told the patient and the PCP that immediate surgical debridement was necessary. Which Evaluation and Management code is assigned for the consultation service?
Responses

99244 57
99244 57
99254 57
99254 57
99244
99244
99254

Question 7) The physician reviewed and revised the hospice agency care plan for an 84-year-old patient with Alzheimer's disease. For care plan oversight services requiring 25 minutes of the physician's time, CPT code __________ is reported.
Responses

99375
99375
99374
99374
99378
99378
99377

Question 8) The physician provided 70 minutes of hospital inpatient discharge day management services to a 104-year-old patient who was transferred to an assisted living facility. Orders for pain management were provided to the facility. Which Evaluation and Management code(s) are assigned?
Responses

99239
99239
99238, 99239
99238, 99239
99238
99238
99222

Question 9) A patient with a heart condition is scheduled to undergo a cesarean section. Due to the high-risk nature of the delivery, the attending physician requests standby service from a cardiac surgeon, and 30 minutes later the patient delivers a healthy newborn with no complications. Which Evaluation and Management code is reported by the cardiac surgeon?
Responses

99026
99026
99027
99027
99464
99464
99360

Question 10) The physician had a 20-minute encounter with an established patient to report the results of blood tests, provide instructions to the patient about lowering the Coumadin dosage, and answer the patient's questions. A medically appropriate history was documented. The physician's office followed up four days later by calling to confirm that the patient had started the lower-dosage Coumadin medication. Which Evaluation and Management code is reported?
Responses

99499 95
99499 95
99417 95
99417 95
99422 95
99422 95
99213