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A patient is admitted to the hospital with shortness of breath and congestive heart failure. The patient subsequently develops respiratory failure. The patient undergoes intubation with ventilator management.
This is just an example of a case that doesn't mention that it is inpatient. This case is somewhat easy to tell that it is an inpatient case, but from my understanding, if the patient is released from the hospital within 24 hours then it would be considered outpatient. This case doesn't state anything like that as well as many other cases on the exam.
Therefore, how can a coder tell if the case is considered inpatient or outpatient in the more difficult cases?
This is just an example of a case that doesn't mention that it is inpatient. This case is somewhat easy to tell that it is an inpatient case, but from my understanding, if the patient is released from the hospital within 24 hours then it would be considered outpatient. This case doesn't state anything like that as well as many other cases on the exam.
Therefore, how can a coder tell if the case is considered inpatient or outpatient in the more difficult cases?