In a physician’s office, patient data collection begins when:
a. the patient exam begins.
b. the patient calls to make an appointment.
c. the medical assistant takes the patient's vital signs.
d. the patient signs in at the front desk.

27301-78, M96.831

Explanation:

CPT® and ICD-10-CM are two coding systems used in the health sciences field. Both code systems are designed to encode any type of disease, procedure, application, surgery, vaccine, medical intervention and any other service performed in the hospital setting. The purpose of these codes is to expedite the exchange of information among all health professionals, allowing patient care to be done more efficiently. It also allows you to universalize patient information, allowing any professional around the world to recognize what has been done.

In the case of the above question, the CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes used to refer to what was performed on the patient were 27301-78, M96.831.