I’m wondering if I’m over thinking this ,would appreciate advise
New pt AW ,this patient is transferring care to his new PCP he has co morbidities like HTN ,NIDDM he brings in meds to verify ,records have not been transferred yet
The Provider does the AW and updates the medical record with conditions that are supported by medication
In addition to the AW visit the pt c/o an acute problem like a sinus infection
Code the new pt AW with CPT 99381-99387
my question is now how do you code the Acute problem that was addressed during the visit,assuming it was problem focused with straightforward or expanded problem focused MDM ? would you use 99202(new Pt) or 99212 (established)
I honestly don’t know for certain which way to go on this I would think the established however not certain
Thank you in advance for any help
Cheri