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The lowest level code for initial inpatient visit requires a detailed history and detailed exam. So how do you code the visit if the history and exam were only problem-focused or expanded problem focused?
It is only acceptable if the physician is not the admitting physician. If it is the admitting physician then he would need to be queried about the PE and HPI.