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Wiki 99225 (observation care)

Jmraney

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Hello,

I have a provider who billed a 99225 (subsequent observation care) for the below encounter. Do you believe this is enough to meet for a 99225? Please provide some sort of rationale with you answer if you have enough time.


Service: SCIM Date: xx/xx/xxxx Time: xx:xx
Follow up for/CC: CP
Interval H.P.I. : CP
Physical Exam:
Constitutional: NAD VS Temp: 97.9 HR: 70 RR:20 BP:125/75
Cardiovascular: RRR, no MRG’s No edema
Lungs: CTAB CRW Resp unlabored
1. CP- MPS am
2. HTN- CAD cont current meds
3. PVD/ R BKA cont current meds
4. PAF cont current meds
5. DM cont current meds
6. HLP cont current meds
7. CVA/TIA cont current meds
8. RA cont current meds

And then there were also some hand written lab values

Thank you in advance for your help.
 
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