Pulmonology Coding Alert
Assign 99231-99233 for Subsequent Hospital Care
Question: Medicare frequently denies our claims for subsequent hospital care. Do you have any tips to help us get paid? Answer: Make sure you report subsequent hospital care using the right codes: Also, remember that subsequent care covers such services as history, review or order of diagnostic studies, and evaluation of any change in the patient's status. The pulmonologist should also examine two of the patient's body systems. And your physician must document in detail the affected system, which is usually the respiratory system.
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Assign 99231-99233 for Subsequent Hospital Care
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