Question

10 year old girl is scheduled for her yearly physical with her pediatrician. at the time of the visit, the patient complains of watery eyes, scratchy throat, and stuffy nose for the past two days. the physician also performs an expanded problem history and exam. he evaluates and treats the patient for a uri (medical decision making of moderate complexity. what cpt® code(s is/are reported for this visit?

Answer 1

The CPT code reported for the visit is the physical exam code. This is chosen base on the status of the patient and the patient’s age. With the help of the URI, there is a capability of reporting the status of the patient’s visit. This code will be reported because of the visit that had occurred on the patient.