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Official Description

Telephone call by a physician to patient or for consultation or medical management or for coordinating medical management with other health care professionals (eg, nurses, therapists, social workers, nutritionists, physicians, pharmacists); complex or lengthy

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Short Descr Physician to patient phone consult; complex/long
Medium Descr Physician to patient phone consult; complex/long
Long Descr Physician to patient phone consult; complex/long
Type of Service (TOS) 1 - Medical Care
Berenson-Eggers TOS (BETOS) none
MUE Not applicable/unspecified.
CCS Clinical Classification 227 - Other diagnostic procedures (interview, evaluation, consultation)
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2008-01-01 Deleted -
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