AMA CPT® Assistant - 2022 Issue 11 (November)

Questions and Answers (November 2022)

November 2022 page 19 Questions and Answers Evaluation and Management (E/M): Office or Other Outpatient Services Question: Scenario 1: If a physician evaluates a patient for a possible finger fracture and also evaluates the patient’s hand, including skin and nerve sensation (not directly part of the injured finger), would this be considered an acute complicated injury? Scenario 2: If the physician later re-evaluates the patient for a healing finger fracture and also evaluates the hand, including skin and nerve sensation (not directly part of the injured finger), would this be considered an acute complicated injury if the fracture is...

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