CPT® 99234, Under Hospital Inpatient or Observation Care Services (Including Admission and Discharge Services)

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 99234 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Hospital Inpatient or Observation Care Services (Including Admission and Discharge Services).

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Summary

The provider sees a patient for hospital inpatient or observation care involving evaluation and management (E/M), with an admission encounter and discharge encounter on the same date. The E/M involves a straightforward or low level of medical decision making or the provider spends at least 45 minutes of total time on the service on a single date.

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