View MR 099401 MR 099401 Established Patient Office Visit Chief Complaint: Patient presents with bilateral thyroid nodules. History of present illness: A 54-year-old patient is here for evaluation of

View MR 099401 MR 099401 Established Patient Office Visit Chief Complaint: Patient presents with bilateral thyroid nodules. History of present illness: A 54-year-old patient is here for evaluation of bilateral thyroid nodules. Thyroid ultrasound was done last week which showed multiple thyroid masses likely due to multinodular goiter. Patient stated that she can "feel" the nodules on the left side of her thyroid. Patient denies difficulty swallowing and she denies unexplained weight loss or gain. Patient does have a family history of thyroid cancer in her maternal grandmother. She gives no other problems at this time other than a palpable right-sided thyroid mass. Review of Systems: Constitutional: Negative for chills, fever, and unexpected weight change. HENT: Negative for hearing loss, trouble swallowing and voice change. Gastrointestinal: Negative for abdominal distention, abdominal pain, anal bleeding, blood in stool, constipation, diarrhea, nausea, rectal pain, and vomiting Endocrine: Negative for cold Intolerance and heat intolerance. Physical Exam: Vitals: BP: 140/72, Pulse: 96, Resp: 16, Temp: 97.6 癋 (36.4 癈), Temporal SpO2: 97% Weight: 89.8 kg (198 lbs ), Height: 165.1 cm (65") General Appearance: Alert, cooperative, in no acute distress Head: Normocephalic, without obvious abnormality, atraumatic Throat: No oral lesions, no thrush, oral mucosa moist Neck: No adenopathy, supple, trachea midline, thyromegaly is present, no carotid bruit, no JVD Lungs: Clear to auscultation, respirations regular, even, and unlabored Heart: Regular rhythm and normal rate, normal S1 and S2, no murmur, no gallop, no rub, no click Lymph nodes: No palpable adenopathy ASSESSMENT/PLAN: 1) Multinodular goiter - the patient will have a percutaneous biopsy performed (minor procedure). What E/M code is reported for this encounter?