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Wiki Consult & Discharge in same day

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AmandaW

AmandaW

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I know there are codes for admit and d/c same day but what about when the consulting physician sees a patient that's been in the hospital for a few days-consult on day 3 and then happens to be the one to discharge them that same day??
 
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We can bill only discharge CPT i.e. 99238 or 99239 as all services provided on discharge date are included in discharge day cpt .To bill consult cpt (99251-99255) ,pt has to stay 1 full day.
 
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