Initial Hospital Inpatient or Observation Care CPT® Code range 99221- 99223
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for Initial Hospital Inpatient or Observation Care 99221-99223 is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association.
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Agree with [USER=5404]@thomas7331[/USER]. I will just add if you are billing for both providers using the "initial" inpatient 99221-99223, SOME carriers will only pay 1 provider for the "initial" an... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="bill2doc, post: 520576, member: 95122"]
I'm still so confused on what codes to use. Been using 99221-99223 for inpt and 99218-99220 for Obs. Too much conflicting info to understand what I sh... [ Read More ]
I'm still so confused on what codes to use. Been using 99221-99223 for inpt and 99218-99220 for Obs. Too much conflicting info to understand what I should be using for 2023... [ Read More ]
Hi, thanks for the reply. I've read the AMA guidelines but they don't specify if the new merged codes (99221-99223, 99231-99233) can be used by a provider who is not the admitting physician. I did rec... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="darcy-fortney@uiowa.edu, post: 517965, member: 745965"]
I am still unsure what place of service will be required as well. I have been investigating and reaching out to payers directly and mos... [ Read More ]
I have an inpatient claim with TOB 0111, denied requesting a corrected claim with a code explaining the same date discharge. The patient was admitted inpatient status at 14:50 and discharged at 17:35.... [ Read More ]
I have an inpatient claim with TOB 0111, denied requesting a corrected claim with a code explaining the same date discharge. The patient was admitted inpatient status at 14:50 and discharged at 17:35.... [ Read More ]
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[QUOTE="cmcevoy, post: 517224, member: 302459"]
I would say:
1/1 Dr A - Admission 99221-99223
1/2 Dr B - C-section 59514
1/3 Dr A - Subsequent hospital 99231-99233
1/4 Dr A - Discharge 99238-99239
If... [ Read More ]
I agree with the previous answer. If there's a non-facility payment for a code you should be in good shape. To build on that a bit, column H of the RVU excel sheet is the non-fac N/A indicator. Accord... [ Read More ]