EM Coding Alert

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What Qualifies as ER POS?

Question: My physician was performing rounds at the hospital. He got a page that an established patient needed to see him urgently. Since he was at the hospital and not the office, he called the patient and told her to meet him in the emergency room. The physician saw the patient, performed a comprehensive history, comprehensive examination, and moderate complexity medical [...]
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