Optometry Coding & Billing Alert
Reader Question ~ Observation Status Is Outpatient
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Question: When providing a consult for a patient admitted to observation, should we report the inpatient or outpatient consult codes? What if the patient is subsequently admitted to the hospital? Answer: Patients admitted to observation status are still considered outpatients for coding purposes. Therefore, if the optometrist provides a consult for a patient in observation, she should choose from among the office or other outpatient consultation codes 99241-99245 (Office consultation for a new or established patient ...).
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When another physician subsequently admits the patient to the facility, you should report an appropriate outpatient consult code if your optometrist provided the consultation while the patient was still in observation.
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