Question

Established outpatient consultation requiring comprehensive history and exam, moderate MDM. All the components needed for a consultation were met (i.e., referring physician, written referral, and written report back to the requesting physician).

A. 99243
B. 99263
C. 99244
D. 99245

Answer 1

The correct CPT code for an established outpatient consultation with comprehensive history and exam, and moderate MDM, along with a written referral and report back to the requesting physician is 99244.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question pertains to the selection of the correct Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code for an established outpatient consultation that required a comprehensive history and examination with moderate Medical Decision Making (MDM). Given the information that all components necessary for a consultation were met, including a referral by a physician, a written referral, and a written report back to the requesting physician, the appropriate CPT code would be 99244. The question pertains to the selection of the correct Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code for an established outpatient consultation that required a comprehensive history and examination with moderate Medical Decision Making (MDM).

Given the information that all components necessary for a consultation were met, including a referral by a physician, a written referral, and a written report back to the requesting physician, the appropriate CPT code would be 99244. This code is used for outpatient consultations which include a comprehensive history, comprehensive examination, and moderate complexity decision making.