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Published on Tue Feb 19, 2013

Question: Doctor A admits patient from assisted care facility. Dr. B does the H & P for a patient that has a Medicare replacement policy on the following day. Can I bill for the Initial Hospital Care (99221-99223)? My understand is that when a patient has a Medicare replacement, that since Medicare no longer pays consult codes, you can use [...]
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