[Answered]: A physician sees a patient in his office in the…

A physician sees a patient in his office in the morning, then again in the early afternoon, at which time he sends the patient to the hospital in observation status. Later that day he visits the patient in the hospital and admits him as a full inpatient. What E/M codes should be assigned for this day of care? Group of answer choices One E/M code combining the office visits with a -25 modifier, another combining the observation and inpatient admission One code combining the two office visits, one for the observation care, and one for the inpatient admission One code for the observation care and one for the inpatient admission One code for the inpatient admission only