Wiki Inpatient in the office?

[kathymoon]

I am getting back into coding and billing after doing auditing for the last 6+ years. Also, new to ENT billing. Here's one I've never come across before. The patient is admitted for a sublingual abscess. The patient was seen in consult by the ENT in his office (which is attached to the hospital). So is this patient still billed with POS as hospital inpatient or office?

 

[mitchellde]

you use the POS of where the person is registered as a patient regardless of where the service takes place. So registered as an inpatient acute care is POS 21

 

[kathymoon]

Thanks. That's really what I thought. Appreciate your help.