Looking for clarification on the below scenario.
Pt seen for Observation between 8 hrs. but less than 24 hrs. I know on [B]same date[/B] of service we would use 99234-99236 codes.
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[B]I work the cpt coding for the ED accts. A lot of times the pt will leave the Ed with no stop time for the infusion. We will push since one can’t verify if it stopped, got kinked, fell out etc.Wo... [ Read More ]
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[b]99231,99232,99233 continued[/b]
A lot of the documentation looks like this:
[B]Subjective[/B]: The patient is feeling better today. She was working pretty meaningfully with physical therapy up an... [ Read More ]
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