Explain what the initial preventive E/M codes are used to report.
What will be an ideal response?
The initial preventive E/M codes are used to report the preventive medicine evaluation and management of infants, children, adolescents, and adults, which include counseling/anticipatory guidance/risk factor reduction interventions which are provided at the time of the initial or periodic comprehensive preventive medicine examination.
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