If a new patient is seen in the office but for whatever reason there is

If a new patient is seen in the office but for whatever reason there is no examination performed, there is just a comprehensive history and moderate decision making, and there is no reference to time or counseling/coordination of care, do you report code 99499 or can you report and use the established patient codes 99212-99215 (REVISED IN 2013) which only require two of three, vs. new codes that require three of three?

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CPT Knowledgebase - Jun 17, 2015