If an Established Patient Is Given an Immunization During an Office

question 22

Multiple Choice

If an established patient is given an immunization during an office visit, and the only service provided was the immunization, what type of codes would you use to report the service?

• A)only an E/M code
• B)an E/M code, a Medicine section immunization code, and an administration code
• C)a Medicine section immunization code and an administration code
• D)neither an E/M code nor a Medicine section immunization code

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Definitions:

Fixed Cost

Costs that remain constant regardless of production or sales volumes, including expenditures like rent, salaries, and insurance.

Variations in Volume

Changes in the amount of output produced or sold, affecting costs and revenue.

Relevant Range

The range of operational activity within which the assumptions about fixed and variable cost behaviors hold true for a specific business.

Curvilinear Cost

A cost structure where costs increase at a non-constant rate as volume increases, depicting a curve on a graph.