Problem
1) A 63-year-old patient with Type II diabetes mellitus e-mails his registered dietitian to ask advice about eliminating a specific food from his diet. The dietitian replies promptly to the question and keeps a record of this communication. The date of the date of the last visit was three weeks prior.
• What is the index entry you would use to identify this Medicine CPT code?
2) A high school senior, 17-year old female receives an IM injection of meningococcal serogroup B vaccine (MenB-4C), 3-dose schedule in preparation for her college admission.
• What is the index entry you would use to identify this Medicine CPT code?
3) Referred by their pediatrician, a mother presents her 4-year old daughter with complaints of chronic sneezing, coughing and occasional episodes of wheezing - no fever. The physician wants to determine the cause of the allergic symptoms and performs 30 percutaneous skin tests.
• What is the index entry you would use to identify this Medicine CPT code?
4) A patient was diagnosed with actinic keratosis with lesions on several locations of the face. The physician prepares a topical solution and applies photosensitizing agent in topical solution form to each lesion before beginning photodynamic therapy.
• What is the index entry you would use to identify this Medicine CPT code?
5) A patient presents to Urgent Care with severe vomiting and diarrhea for the last six hours after eating at a buffet. IV hydration is prescribed and takes 1 hour to administer.
• What is the index entry you would use to identify this Medicine CPT code?
6) A 76-year-old patient with multiple medical problems is currently taking seven prescriptions and multiple over the counter supplements. The primary care physician has a concern about adverse effects, therefore the patient is referred for assessment and management of the multiple medications. The pharmacist assesses the treatment and makes recommendations during the 12-minute face-to-face visit.
• What is the index entry you would use to identify this Medicine CPT code?