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other than the patient’s home and includes a full history (including medical, family
and social history) and except for breast, genital or rectal examination where not
medically indicated or refused, an examination of all body parts.
A minor assessment (A001) includes a brief history and examination of the
affected part, region or disorder and/or brief advice or information regarding
health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and/or prognosis. For example, seeing
a patient with a simple skin rash or conjunctivitis would be billed as a minor
assessment. This is a family practice code but should also be billed by specialists
practicing outside of their specialty and/or in a primary care practice setting.
An intermediate assessment (A007) is a primary care service that requires a
more extensive examination than a minor assessment. It also requires a history
of the presenting complaint(s), inquiry concerning and examination of the
affected part(s), region(s), system(s) or mental and emotional disorder as needed
to make a diagnosis, exclude a disease and or assess function. This is a family
practice code but should also be billed by specialists practicing outside of their
specialty and/or in a primary care practice setting.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net