EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT FOR THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF A PATIENT, WHICH REQUIRES THESE 3 KEY COMPONENTS: A DETAILED HISTORY; A DETAILED EXAMINATION; AND MEDICAL DECISION MAKING OF MODERATE COMPLEXITY. COUNSELING AND/OR COORDINATION OF CARE WITH OTHER PHYSICIANS, OTHER QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, OR AGENCIES ARE PROVIDED CONSISTENT WITH THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM(S) AND THE PATIENT’S AND/OR FAMILY’S NEEDS. USUALLY, THE PRESENTING PROBLEM(S) ARE OF HIGH SEVERITY, AND REQUIRE URGENT EVALUATION BY THE PHYSICIAN, OR OTHER QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS BUT DO NOT POSE AN IMMEDIATE SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE OR PHYSIOLOGIC FUNCTION.

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