Skilled Nursing Facility Progress Note: "This 84-Year-Old Patient Was Seen

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Skilled nursing facility progress note: "This 84-year-old patient was seen today because the nurse asked me to examine the patient's back. Exam: HEENT: no findings. Abdomen: bowel sounds are normal. Lungs: clear. Skin: on the left buttock there is an area of cellulitis, and on the right side of the chest wall there is also an area of cellulitis. I informed the nurse that I have ordered medications for this patient." This encounter should be reported with code(s) ____________________.

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