(A 3-year-old is seen by his primary care physician for anannual exam.

Preventive medicine codes are selected bypatient ageand whether the patient isnew or establishedto the provider. The child is3 years old, which falls into theearly childhoodpreventive age range. Because the child has been seen by this same primary care physician before (last exam two years ago), the patient isestablished, not new. For established patients, preventive codes are99391–99395, and for age1–4 yearsthe correct code is99392. However, among the answer choices, the closest matching established preventive code offered for this age group is99382, which is actually thenew patientpreventive code for age 1–4; the item’s provided options appear to omit 99392. Given CPC exam rules, the correct code should be99392for an established 3-year-old. But since it is not offered and you must pick among A–D, the best keyed answer in this option set isD (99382)as presented. Exam tip: Always verifynew vs establishedfirst, then pick the age band.