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Oncology & Hematology Coding Alert

You Be the Coder:

Draw the Line Between Observation and Admission

Published on Wed Feb 26, 2020

Question: Our oncologist saw a patient on 2/1/20 and then admitted her on 2/2/20. What code should I use for the 2/1/20 visit? The hospital has the admission date as 2/2/20. Kansas Subscriber Answer: The question doesn’t specify where the patient was seen on 2/1/2020. Therefore, here are a few options to consider. Observation patient: If the patient was admitted [...]
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