Question

question 15

a patient is in the hospital after a wedge resection of the left lung due to cancer. he has not been able to keep the lung inflated w
a 45-minute team conference between the general surgeon who performed the surgery, a pulmonologist, an oncologist, and a neu
discuss the best treatment for the patient. the patient and/or patients family is not present. what cpt® code is reported?

99368
99366
99367
99252

Explanation:

Identify the service type and participants

The scenario describes an interdisciplinary team conference of health professionals (general surgeon, pulmonologist, oncologist, and a neurologist) discussing a patient's treatment without the patient or family present.

Determine the correct CPT code range

CPT codes 99366–99368 represent Medical Team Conferences.

• 99366: Medical team conference with patient and/or family present, 30 minutes or more.
• 99367: Medical team conference by a physician, patient/family not present, 30 minutes or more.
• 99368: Medical team conference by nonphysician qualified health care professionals, patient/family not present, 30 minutes or more.

Select the code based on provider type and duration

The conference is 45 minutes (meeting the "30 minutes or more" threshold) and is performed by physicians (surgeon, pulmonologist, oncologist, neurologist) without the patient or family present. Therefore, code 99367 is the correct selection.

Answer:

• (A) 99368
• (B) 99366
• (C) 99367 (Correct answer)
• (D) 99252