All of the following are true of Initial Hospital Care (99221-99223) codes except:
A) All three key components must be met
B) Time must be documented in order to select a code
C) These codes are used for the attending physician's initial encounter with the inpatient
D) These may be referred to as the admission versus initial encounter
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