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HCPCS Code for Direct admission of patient for hospital observation care G0379

HCPCS code G0379 for Direct admission of patient for hospital observation care as maintained by CMS falls under Hospital Observation and Emergency Services .

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Direct admission of patient for hospital observation care

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ER to ER
It would depend on the specific circumstances, but generally no, the second hospital wouldn't bill an ER charge if the emergency evaluation had already been performed at the first hospital and the det... [ Read More ]
Observation coding
This might help, G0378 is a facility code: "Initial Observation Care CPT® codes 99218-99220 and subsequent Observation Care CPT codes 99224-99226 are used to report evaluation and management (E/M) ... [ Read More ]
VERY URGENT HELP:OBS E&M with G0378
[QUOTE="eutsler, post: 425562, member: 362721"]Seems like double-dipping for any plans that cover the G codes. Medicare does not, the G0378 & G0379 are assigned status X, Statutory Exclusion.[/QUOTE] ... [ Read More ]
VERY URGENT HELP:OBS E&M with G0378
[QUOTE="thomas7331, post: 425564, member: 5404"]G0378 and G0379 are codes for use by facilities for reporting hospital outpatient observation services on a UB claim form - these are not physician code... [ Read More ]
VERY URGENT HELP:OBS E&M with G0378
G0378 and G0379 are codes for use by facilities for reporting hospital outpatient observation services on a UB claim form - these are not physician codes and are not reimbursed on the Medicare physici... [ Read More ]
VERY URGENT HELP:OBS E&M with G0378
Seems like double-dipping for any plans that cover the G codes. Medicare does not, the G0378 & G0379 are assigned status X, Statutory Exclusion.... [ Read More ]
VERY URGENT HELP:OBS E&M with G0378
Hi Friends, A Good Day! Can anybody please confirm whether we can code obs E&M codes (99218 series) and G0378/G0379 together for medicare/commercial payers?Any supportive document available? Regard... [ Read More ]
25 modifier
Hi, Kindly advice if below scenario is billed correctly or any modifier is required G0378 G0379 96372 Drug codes TOB is 131, do we need to add 25 modifier in this case. If yes to which code? please... [ Read More ]
23 hour stay/Observation services
G0378 is billable alone, per hour of observation. G0379 is billed as a unit of 1 when there has been a direct referral from a physician to observation status or care, in addition to G0378 for the hou... [ Read More ]
23 hour stay/Observation services
[b]G0379-Direct Referral[/b] Can anyone help me understand if the G0379-direct referral always has to be present with G0378 if the patient did not go to hospital oupatient clinic, ED, or critical car... [ Read More ]
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