A 92-year-old woman is confined to a wheelchair and cannot live by herself. She resides in a residential facility for the elderly. Once every month, the facility has a physician come to the facility to examine and monitor the health of the residents. The physician makes recommendations to the facility and/or family members on the course of care to be given to the woman each month to maintain her health. At today's encounter the physician performs a problem-focused examination and interval history. The decision making is straightforward. Choose the appropriate CPT code:

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The correct code is 99334 because the patient is a 92-year-old woman who is confined to a wheelchair and cannot live by herself. She resides in a residential facility for the elderly. Once every month, the facility has a physician come to the facility to examine and monitor the health of the residents. The physician makes recommendations to the facility and/or family members on the course of care to be given to the woman each month to maintain her health. At today's encounter the physician performs a problem-focused examination and interval history. The decision making is straightforward.

A 92-Year-Old Woman Is Confined to a Wheelchair and Cannot