Monday Coding QuizzesThe estimated reading time is less than a minute Nursing Facility Patient Acute Illness April 22, 2019 at 12:00 am3 Test your skills with a new coding question from Clinical Coding Workout every Monday. A nursing facility patient develops an acute illness and is seen by her attending physician. He performs a detailed interval history and a detailed physical examination and performs medical decision making of moderate complexity. What code should the physician use to report these services? 99304 99305 99308 99309 99310 Source: AHIMA Press. Clinical Coding Workout, 2019. https://my.ahima.org/store/product?id=65592.
Yes, Code 99309 is the correct answer. It fulfills all three key components, 1) a detailed interval history, 2) a detailed examination, and 3) Medical decision making of moderate complexity in addition to Subsequent nursing facility care.
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Yes, Code 99309 is the correct answer. It fulfills all three key components, 1) a detailed interval history, 2) a detailed examination, and 3) Medical decision making of moderate complexity in addition to Subsequent nursing facility care.