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Dr. Inez discharges Mr. Blancos from the pulmonary service after a bout of pneumococcal pneumonia. She spends 45 minutes at the bedside explaining to Mr. Blancos and his wife the medications and IPPB therapy she ordered. Mr. Blancos is a resident of the Shady Valley Nursing Home due to his advanced Alzheimer’s disease and will return to the nursing home after discharge. On the same day Dr. Inez re-admits Mr. Blancos to the nursing facility. She obtains a medically appropriate history, a medically appropriate examination and the medical decision making is moderate complexity. What is/are the appropriate evaluation and management code(s) for this visit? Group of answer choices 99238, 99305 99239 99239, 99305 99238