Sally Benton, a 47-year-old female, presents to Dr. Johnston's office today for a comprehensive eye exam. Sally has been diagnosed with Alzheimer disease and become combative during the examination. Dr. Johnston provided 25 minutes of moderate sedation to calm Sally, the nurse monitored Sally's vital signs during the procedure. The moderate sedation code(s) would be

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Moderate sedation codes 99152 (initial 15 minutes of sedation) and 99153 (each additional 15 minutes) are used together when the sedation lasts 25 minutes, as in this scenario. The initial code 99152 covers the first 15 minutes, and 99153 covers the next 10 minutes.

Sally Benton, a 47-Year-Old Female, Presents to Dr