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[prirs1985]

Patient was admitted in hospital and has been seen by two different doctors as following:

02/01/2018: E/D, Doctor X
02/02/2018: I/P, Initial care, by Doctor Y
02/03/2018: I/P, subsequent care, by Doctor Y
02/04/2018: I/P, subsequent care, by Doctor Y
02/05/2018: I/P, subsequent care, by Doctor Y
02/06/2018: I/P, subsequent care, by Doctor Y
02/07/2018: I/P, subsequent care, by Doctor Z
02/08/2018: I/P, subsequent care, by Doctor Z
02/09/2018: I/P, Discharge, by Doctor Z

For initial care, the patient has been seen by Doctor Y. The last visited of Doctor Y was 02/06/2018.

What code (99232 or 99238) is appropriated for Doctor Y visited on 02/06/2016?

 

[krystle8402]

Patient was admitted in hospital and has been seen by two different doctors as following:

02/01/2018: E/D, Doctor X
02/02/2018: I/P, Initial care, by Doctor Y
02/03/2018: I/P, subsequent care, by Doctor Y
02/04/2018: I/P, subsequent care, by Doctor Y
02/05/2018: I/P, subsequent care, by Doctor Y
02/06/2018: I/P, subsequent care, by Doctor Y
02/07/2018: I/P, subsequent care, by Doctor Z
02/08/2018: I/P, subsequent care, by Doctor Z
02/09/2018: I/P, Discharge, by Doctor Z

For initial care, the patient has been seen by Doctor Y. The last visited of Doctor Y was 02/06/2018.

What code (99232 or 99238) is appropriated for Doctor Y visited on 02/06/2016?

Are doctors Y and Z within the same group? I work for a hospitalist group where we have different providers from our group seeing the same patient. If this is the case, then I would use 99232 for 2/6/18.