Question

A 92-year-old woman is confined to a wheelchair and cannot live by herself. She resides in a residential facility for the elderly. Once every month, the facility has a physician come to the facility to examine and monitor the health of the residents. The physician makes recommendations to the facility and/or family members on the course of care to be given to the woman each month to maintain her health. At today’s encounter the physician performs a problem-focused examination and interval history. The decision making is straightforward. Choose the appropriate CPT code:

Answer 1

ANSWER.

CPT code.

    (Evaluation and managment code).

         * 99334 - Domicillary or rest home visit for the evaluation and management

                         of an established patient,which requires at least 2 of these 3 key

                         components

                               * A problem focused interval history.

                               * A problem focused examiniation.

                               * Straightforward medical decision making.