[Solved]: (1 point) The neurologist assumes care of a patient…

Question 1 (1 point) The neurologist assumes care of a patient in the hospital who has experienced a sudden and significant decline in her condition due to her Parkinson’s disease. For the next three months, his clinical staff spends 30 minutes each month talking with the patient and her caregivers, reviewing medications and responses, and other issues as necessary and following the care plan that the neurologist developed. What code can be billed each month for this care? Question 1 options: 99490 99211 99426 No services may be billed. Question 2 (1 point) The physician visits a Medicare patient in the nursing facility. The medical decision making for this visit is of moderate complexity but is exceptionally long and is documented to take 75 minutes. What is the appropriate coding? Question 2 options: 99310, 99418 x 2 99310 99309, 99418 x 3 99310, G0317 Question 3 (1 point) The physician spends 30 minutes in discharge activities for the nursing facility patient. What is the correct code? Question 3 options: 99238 99239 99315 99316 Question 4 (1 point) A patient’s husband sends her physician a video of her experiencing a seizure. The physician speaks with her on the telephone for 10 minutes and sends a prescription to her pharmacy. What code can the physician submit for the service provided to this patient? Question 4 options: 99211 99212 99441 There is no code that can be billed for the telephone call. Question 5 (1 point) For an infant with very low birth weight, who is still recovering and requiring monitoring of weight and management of body temperature, which criteria determines the appropriate evaluation and management code? Question 5 options: Current body weight Current body temperature Location of mother Days of hospitalization Question 6 (1 point) If a physician sees a patient on day 1 of the hospital stay, and the nurse practitioner working under his supervision sees the patient on day 2 of the stay, the services of the nurse practitioner will be reported with which codes? Question 6 options: 99221-99223 99231-99233 99211-99215 99307-99310 Question 7 (1 point) The patient’s physician has an extended telephone discussion with a physician colleague who has extensive experience in this patient’s particular diagnosis. The consulting physician provides a written report to the requesting physician, in addition to the 30 minutes spent in discussion. What code can be billed by the consulting physician? Question 7 options: 99451 99452 99453 99454 Question 8 (1 point) In the Emergency Department, which level of service indicates a visit in which the ED physician is not required to see the patient face-to-face? Question 8 options: 99281 99282 99283 99284 Question 9 (1 point) A 45-year-old female, who is insured by a commercial payer, presented for her annual preventive physical examination with the physician she has been seeing for several years. The physician performed a pelvic examination as part of this visit. The correct coding for this visit is: Question 9 options: 99459 99214, 99459 99396 99396, 99459 Question 10 (1 point) Which modifier is appropriate when a separate problem-oriented visit is performed on the same day as a preventive medicine service? Question 10 options: 25 57 79 24