Problem
A patient visits the clinic where he is treated by his psychiatrist for chronic pain syndrome that is causing his depression. During the work up his blood pressure is elevated and he has complaints of frequent headaches.
i. What was the primary reason for the visit?
ii. What is the keyword you will use to look up the primary reason?
iii. What other problems need to be coded
iv. What indexes do you need to use to determine code selection
v. How are the questions answered used in the reimbursement cycle: a step of the cycle, the purpose of the code, who generates to code, and how the monetary value is decided?