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Sep 20th, 2011 - drashish 17 

coding a consult performed during patient observation stay

How to properly code this:
Trauma service admits a patient to observation on 9/13 in evening. They discharge 9/16. During the patient's stay, I am consulted on 9/14 for "medical co-management". I see the patient 9/14 initially, then 9/15, and 9/16. Assuming all intermediete level of care and documentaiton (eg: 99213 level), I think it's 99218, 99225, 99225 but I am not confident. Help appreciated

Sep 20th, 2011 - rphelps 615  1 

re: coding a consult performed during patient observation stay

The only other thing is if patient was not Medicare or Cigna you could bill 99243 and subsequent days 99213 since you weren't the admitting physician.

Sep 20th, 2011 -

re: coding a consult performed during patient observation stay

3 days on Observation? Something wrong there...



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