KatHopkins
Networker
How does one code the pro fee for a patient who was deceased on arrival in the ER? (She passed during the ambulance ride in.)
My doctors did the Death Certificate, and a T-sheet that documents that the patient had no life signs when she arrived.
Would I level it based on the information on the T-sheet? Or is there a more clear cut way to code these?
(I cannot use 99238-99239 - this patient was never admitted.)
This topic was kicked around once before - but I wasn't satisified with the answers:
https://www.aapc.com/memberarea/forums/archive/index.php?t-2848.html
My doctors did the Death Certificate, and a T-sheet that documents that the patient had no life signs when she arrived.
Would I level it based on the information on the T-sheet? Or is there a more clear cut way to code these?
(I cannot use 99238-99239 - this patient was never admitted.)
This topic was kicked around once before - but I wasn't satisified with the answers:
https://www.aapc.com/memberarea/forums/archive/index.php?t-2848.html