Cardiology Coding Alert
Prepare to Use POS 19 for Off Campus Outpatient Hospital Services
You’ll have the option of using this new code in the new year.
In 2015, you use place of service (POS) 22 for outpatient hospital services. Effective Jan. 1, 2016, and implemented Jan. 4, 2016, you’ll have two updated POS codes to consider for outpatient services.
POS 19 (Off Campus - Outpatient Hospital)
Descriptor: A portion of an off-campus hospital provider based department which provides diagnostic, therapeutic (both surgical and nonsurgical), and rehabilitation services to sick or injured persons who do not require hospitalization or institutionalization.
POS 22 (On Campus - Outpatient Hospital)
Descriptor: A portion of a hospital’s main campus which provides diagnostic, therapeutic (both surgical and nonsurgical), and rehabilitation services to sick or injured persons who do not require hospitalization or institutionalization.
Resource: Check out the MLN Matters article from CMS about the new POS codes: www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/MM9231.pdf .
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