Question

Evaluation and Management Section: Assign a CPT code for preventive medicine service to a 56-year-old established patient.

Answer 1

Answer:

CPT® Code 99392 in section: Periodic comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation and management of an individual including an age and gender appropriate history, examination, counseling/anticipatory guidance/risk factor reduction interventions, and the ordering of laboratory/diagnostic procedures, established ...

Explanation:

Answer 2

Code rules

99396:-

• For age between 49-64 years

99397

• For age above 64

Here

56 lies between 40 and 64.

So the correct code is 99396