CPT 98960 is used by nonphysician healthcare professionals who provide education to patients that enable them to self-manage established conditions. CPT 99078 could also be used to report lactation services, but these are specifically rendered in a group setting. CPT 98966 is used for healthcare management via the telephone, and CPT 99211 is not considered the most appropriate descriptor for services rendered in this instance.

This documentation supports a decision-making of moderate complexity (number and complexity of problems addressed: high; amount and/or complexity of data to be reviewed and analyzed: minimal: diagnostic procedures and management examples: moderate), making CPT
99232 the most accurate description of services rendered. Regarding selection and sequencing of the diagnoses, always select the reason for the admission as the primary diagnosis code. In this case, the patient was admitted for ARF 096.00). The secondary code would be the underlying COPD
044.1), and conditions arising after admission would be tertiary and so forth. Tachycardia would not be reported because it is a symptom of ARF and symptoms are not reportable when the underlying disease has been confirmed.

After receiving deoxygenated blood from the body through the vena cava, the right atrium pumps blood into the right ventricle. The right ventricle sends the blood to the lungs to be oxygenated. The left atrium receives blood from the lungs through the pulmonary veins and pumps it into the left ventricle via the mitral valve. The left ventricle then distributes oxygenated blood to tissues throughout the body.

The statement is true. In general, modifier 50 is not appended on cystourethroscopies because human anatomy has only one bladder. However, if the descriptor includes "with ureteral catherization," the procedure can be performed tvvice and billed once with modifier 50 because there are two ureters. CPT 52000 does not include this descriptor.

If a physician were to only review the most recent X-ray, the physician is only meeting one of the nvo categories in the amount and/or complexity of data reviewed and analyzed. Meeting only one ofthe categories contributes to a low level of medical decision-making. On the other hand, altering a drug management program, reviewing several unique tests, and/or addressing an exacerbation of a chronic illness, all contribute to a moderate level of medical decision-making.