CPT Knowledgebase - May 1, 2023

If an admitting physician requests a consultation from an infectious disease consultant for a hospitalized patient after the admitting physician does the initial admit (99221-99223), what code would the infectious disease consultant report for their first visit? Would it be a code(s) from 99221-99223 (initial hospital inpatient or observation care), 99252-99255 (inpatient or observation consultation), or 99231-99233 (subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care)?

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