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Discharge after major surgery question

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veganess

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Thorough confusion! A provider performs a planned major medical procedure and then the patient is discharged the next day. Can a discharge be coded? Or would the facility only be able to charge for this? Thank you.
 
The surgery was performed, right?

Assuming that the surgery did occur (and that you are asking about the E/M or discharge services), this would be part of the 90 day follow-up care in the surgical package unless there is documentation that the circumstances/reason for the visit were not related to the surgery. Then modifier -24 would be added.
 
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