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Wiki heart cath/discharge

Thread starter rdmeese
Start date Oct 13, 2010

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rdmeese

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Oct 13, 2010

#1

A inpt has a LHC and is D/C'd later that day... can I charge for the D/C ?

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Jess1125

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Oct 13, 2010

#2

No, you may not bill for discharge on same day.

If the patient was discharged on a different calendar day as the cath you could.

Jessica CPC, CCC

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