The patient was admitted yesterday to the hospital for possible gallstones. The following day the physician who admitted the patient performed a detailed history, a detailed exam and a medical decision making of low complexity. The physician tells her the test results have come back positive for gallstones and is recommending having a cholecystectomy. Please assign the E

99233

Explanation:

Evaluation and management coding is a medical coding process used in support of medical billing  and for easy documentation of services provided . Medicals personnel and providers in the United States uses Evaluation and Management coding detail the physician-patient encounters and it is translated into a five digit CPT code (Current procedural terminology) to facilitate billing.

CPT are numeric codes which are submitted to insurers for payment.

Evaluation and management service CPT code range from 99201-99499

The service provided in the question falls between 99241-99255 for consultation services

cognitive activities are mental processes through which we make sense of the world around us or get to know or experience our environment (internal and external). examples of cognitive activities are reasoning, thinking, perceiving, decision-making, listening, observing,etc.