CPT Practical – Homework 1

E&M

1. / 55--minute medical conference, with other health care providers, related to the patient's overall care / :
2. / annual comprehensive physical examination for 11-year-old new patient / :
3. / brief telephone call by physician to patient / :
4. / comprehensive annual examination for established 65-year-old patient / :
5. / direction of EMS care / :
6. / discharge of patient from nursing home, 45 minute encounter / :
7. / during an annual physical examination, a 45-year-old established patient complains of general tiredness and severe shortness of breath during mild activity; physician performs a detailed cardiovascular assessment with additional detailed history; following complex MDM. / :
8. / emergency department service for patient following a car accident; comprehensive history and examination, highly complex decision making / :
9. / first hospital visit, admitting physician, comprehensive history, examination, and moderate decision making / :
10. / first visit to provide consultation on hospitalized patient, minor problems, brief visit / :
11. / home visit for established patient, straightforward case, problem-focused examination / :
12. / hospital visit to previously admitted patient, problem-focused history and examination, 10 minutes spent at bedside / :
13. / initial office consultation; detailed history and examination, low complexity medical decision making / :
14. / inittial office visit, 25-year-old male, with boil on back: physician took a brief history , performed a limited examination of the back, and there were little risk of complications and minimal treatment options. / :
15. / medical disability examination by physician employed by state
16. / office visit, established patient is a 67-year-old female, with controlled diabetes mellitus, complaining of lack of sensation in her feet, expanded problem-focused history and examination / :
17. / one hour of critical care / :
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18. / primary care physician sends a patient to a cardiologist for an evaluation of a complicated vascular problem; during the hour-long encounter, the specialist performs a comprehensive history and examination, and follows up the visit with a written report to the PCP: MDM was moderate / :
19. / subsequent care for new patient in a long -term care facility; patient regaining movement and has an excellent prognosis / :
20. / subsequent care of critically ill and unstable infant, 25 days old, in intensive care / :
21. / supervision of hospice patient care (25 minutes spent in one month) / :
22. / thoracic surgeon provides a second opinion on the appropriateness of a single bypass procedure as requested by a third-party payer; a detailed history and examination are obtained; MDM is of low complexity / :
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