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5 Simple Steps Teach All You Need to Know About Subsequent Hospital Care Coding

Published on Wed Apr 16, 2014

Practicing each of these steps may increase bottom line.  It’s easy to report the lowest level code for subsequent hospital care services from physicians such as hospitalists, but that doesn’t mean it’s correct. The care level for most hospital stays changes, which can sidetrack your coding if you aren’t careful.  Learn how to recognize when you are overusing 99231 (Subsequent [...]
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