I am coding a preoperative consultation (which does meet the reason, request and reply criteria) but the physician states that the patient is in for 2 reasons, the consultation and a new problem of anxiety which she dictates a seperate note on. My question is, is it appropriate to code a consultation E/M with a 25 modifier for the preop and an office call E/M for the anxiety...or would the consult code cover the whole visit? ![Confused :confused: :confused:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)