Swing Bed

How or what codes can I use when a patient is transferred from inpatient to "swing bed" ? I don't know how to code the "swing bed" part.

re: Swing Bed

Regarding visits to patients in swing beds, the Medicare Carriers Manual states that “if the inpatient care is being billed by the hospital as inpatient hospital care, the hospital care codes apply. If the inpatient care is being billed by the hospital as nursing facility care, then the nursing facility codes apply.” Therefore, to code services to swing-bed patients correctly, you need to know how the hospital is billing for its care.

re: Swing Bed

Thank you.

re: Swing Bed

Two articles you might find helpful

http://codapedia.com/article_252_Coding-for-visits-to-patients-in-Swing-Beds.cfm

http://codapedia.com/article_312_Subsequent-nursing-home-visits.cfm