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Wiki h & p when pt is obs
- Thread starter mshelly87
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It would be codes 99218-99220:
1) for a patient who was admitted to observation status but wasn't discharged on the same day
2) was discharged on the same day but was there less than 8 hours.
Codes 99234-99236:
For a patient who was admitted and discharged from observation on the same date, was there greater than 8 hrs, and provider had both admitted and discharged patient.
1) for a patient who was admitted to observation status but wasn't discharged on the same day
2) was discharged on the same day but was there less than 8 hours.
Codes 99234-99236:
For a patient who was admitted and discharged from observation on the same date, was there greater than 8 hrs, and provider had both admitted and discharged patient.