of days. He is now running a fever. He has had tonsillitis several times a year for the last 5 years. His regular physician, Dr. Jones, completes an expanded problem focused history, expanded problem focused exam, and straightforward medical decision making for his patient whom he has routinely treated since he was a toddler. The physician completes a bacterial throat culture (aerobic; with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates) and diagnoses Nicholas with strep tonsillitis. He decides to refer Nicholas to an Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) specialist for consultation, who is a member of the same practice. He also gives him an IM injection of Bicillin, 100,000 units in his right hip. E&M Code? ICD-10-CM Code? Procedure Code? Procedure Code? J Code?
Question Nicholas is a 14-year-old boy who has had a sore throat for a coupleof days. He is now running a fever. He has had tonsillitis several times a year for the last 5 years. His regular physician, Dr. Jones, completes an expanded problem focused history, expanded problem focused exam, and straightforward medical decision making for his patient whom he has routinely treated since he was a toddler. The physician completes a bacterial throat culture (aerobic; with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates) and diagnoses Nicholas with strep tonsillitis. He decides to refer Nicholas to an Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) specialist for consultation, who is a member of the same practice. He also gives him an IM injection of Bicillin, 100,000 units in his right hip. E&M Code? ICD-10-CM Code? Procedure Code? Procedure Code? J Code? Health Science Science Nursing HIM 1201 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)


