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critical care and discharge on same day

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04-26-2012, 12:24 PM

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critical care and discharge on same day

how would you bill a pt who was in critical care and dicharged the same day?

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05-03-2012, 03:04 PM

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It depends on documentation

This will depend on documentation. You might be able to code critical care -OR- you might code for the discharge day management. You won't be able to code (and get paid for) both.

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