Wiki Discharge 99238

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A bit confused and would like any resources or help understand. I have a provider who is billing a discharge code of 99238 after his outpatient procedures, I thought 99238 would be included, maybe I'm confusing myself :/, if 99238 even considered appropriate

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10/17/2019: 826am
93656
93657

10/18/2019: 5:22 pm
99238

Help please!
 
Hi! CPT code 99238 is for discharge from an Inpatient Hospital admission...so if your patient was there for an Outpatient procedure they wouldn't need to be formally "discharged".
Hope that helps!
 
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