Identify the overall level of medical decision-making complexity for the following clinical excerpt: A new patient presents for an E/M service in a physician's office with complaints of recent, extreme headaches and recent dizziness
Physical exam reveals numbness in the fingers of the patient's right hand, and little response during the Babinski test. Complete blood and urinalysis workup ordered, CT scan of the patient's head, and referral made to neurologist for peripheral numbness and suspected previous transient ischemic attack. a. Straightforward complexity
b. Low complexity
c. Moderate complexity
d. High complexity
c) Moderate complexity
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