[Verified Answer]: OFFICE VISITS 1

OFFICE VISITS 1. An established patient comes into the office with a new complaint of left knee pain. After a detailed history, an expanded-problem-focused exam, and medical decision making of low complexity; the patient was diagnosed with primary osteoarthritis of the left knee. Decision was made for the patient to undergo a series of Synvisc-One injections over the next 3 weeks. The left knee was prepped and the first Synvisc-One injection was given today under sterile conditions. The standard 16 mg . of Synvisc-One was injected. The patient tolerated the procedure well with no excessive pain after the injection. Total time spent on the evaluation and management portion of this visit was 23 minutes. CPT Code(s) for visit and procedures: HCPCS Code for Synvisc-One: