CPT Knowledgebase - Aug 29, 2022

Would a diagnosis of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) fit the definition of complexity of problems addressed at the encounter as one chronic illness or injury that poses a threat to life or bodily function (eg, a patient with ESRD diagnosed in 2019 receiving dialysis, currently managed by a nephrologist [patient denies issues with hemodialysis, hematuria, or urinary tract infections], seen by a transplant surgeon for a kidney transplantation evaluation)?

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