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[lcouto]

Pt is in the ER being admitted. Our Dr is called in for a consult. He sees them in the ER because patient has not been transported to room yet. Is consult billed as inpatient code or ER code? Our Dr is not the admitting Dr.

 

[airart]

Billing for consults in ER

Check out the July 2013 Cutting Edge there is an article beginning on page 22 regarding this. I remembered because there were questions about your scenario on the Test Yourself for July 2013.

 

[lcouto]

Thank you very much.