Need assistance with ER coding with initial hospital care.
CPT says basically that anything that happens prior to admit on the same calendar day is lumped into the initial hospital care code. Is that only if the same physician treats the patient prior to admit or can one physician, who treated the pateint in the ER, bill the an ER code and an another bill the initial hospital care code? Both physicians are in the same group. thanks in advance.
CPT says basically that anything that happens prior to admit on the same calendar day is lumped into the initial hospital care code. Is that only if the same physician treats the patient prior to admit or can one physician, who treated the pateint in the ER, bill the an ER code and an another bill the initial hospital care code? Both physicians are in the same group. thanks in advance.