Internal Medicine Coding Alert
Reader Questions:
Be Wary of Time When Discharging Patients
Published on Sun May 09, 2010 
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Answer:
You may report 99239 (Physician discharge management; over 30 minutes) provided documentation indicates the floor time (the time the internist spent preparing and dictating the discharge summary) and what the internist did.Reminder:
The time that the internist spends on discharge planning doesn't need to occur in one continuous block. You should count discharge day services on the day the internist provides face-to-face services to the patient.Other Articles in this issue of
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