treatment at the time, but by Monday, his hand and wrist were swollen and throbbing in pain, and he could not move his wrist. He went to his orthopedic surgeon (with whom Jack is established because of a previous knee replacement last year). The orthopedist completes a problem focused history and exam and medical decision making of low complexity. The orthopedist has an x-ray machine in his office and performs x-rays of the right wrist, 3 views, and hand, 2 views. There is no fracture found, so he wrapped Jack’s wrist and hand in an Ace wrap and provided a prescription for pain medication. He needs to follow up with the orthopedist in one week, and he may need to go to the hospital for a CT after the swelling has subsided. (NOTE – Ace wrap application is part of the E&M evaluation).  E&M Code?  Procedure Code? Procedure Code?

Question Jack was involved in an auto accident over the weekend. He refusedtreatment at the time, but by Monday, his hand and wrist were swollen and throbbing in pain, and he could not move his wrist. He went to his orthopedic surgeon (with whom Jack is established because of a previous knee replacement last year). The orthopedist completes a problem focused history and exam and medical decision making of low complexity. The orthopedist has an x-ray machine in his office and performs x-rays of the right wrist, 3 views, and hand, 2 views. There is no fracture found, so he wrapped Jack’s wrist and hand in an Ace wrap and provided a prescription for pain medication. He needs to follow up with the orthopedist in one week, and he may need to go to the hospital for a CT after the swelling has subsided. (NOTE – Ace wrap application is part of the E&M evaluation).  E&M Code?  Procedure Code? Procedure Code? Health Science Science Nursing HIM 1201 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)