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    Wiki How do I bill if a patient was discharged and then came back to the hospital?

    Internal Med biller here for professional services! I know for same day admit and discharge there are the same day codes 99234-99236, but what if the patient was discharged early afternoon from an inpatient stay and then came back to the hospital prior to midnight and was seen again for...
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    Wiki Readmission during postoperative period

    Hello! Here's the scenario: Patient is admitted for appendicitis and has an appendectomy (90 day global). The patient is discharged and sent home. The patient returns to the ER 2 weeks later for abdominal pain and is admitted for suspected abdominal abscess. Question: Would all of the E/M...
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