A 60-year-old patient was experiencing chest pain in the emergency department and went into cardiac arrest. CPR was performed on the patient by the ER physician, and the patient was resuscitated. The patient was then admitted to the telemetry unit for further monitoring by the cardiologist on-call. The cardiologist performed a comprehensive history, a detailed examination, and medical decision making of moderate complexity. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes for cardiologist.

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99221 is the correct CPT code for an initial hospital care service, which includes a comprehensive history, a detailed examination, and medical decision making of moderate complexity, as performed by the cardiologist. I46.9 is the correct ICD-10-CM code for cardiac arrest, unspecified, which is the primary reason for the patient's admission and treatment by the cardiologist.

A 60-Year-Old Patient Was Experiencing Chest Pain in the Emergency