If a doctor is asked by an appropriate source to do a consult on a patient in the above settings, what codes should we use to bill Medicare? Do we just use the 99324-99337 codes or do we use the 99201-99215 codes? Outpt Consult codes 99241-99245 can be used for these settings but will Medicare process 99201-99215 with POS 13 or 33? I have not been able to find guidance from CMS specifically for these locations and since the rules regarding Inpt (use Inpt codes) vs. Obs (use Outpt codes NOT Obs codes) vs. ER (use ER codes) consult code choices are different, I'm hoping someone knows.
Thank you for any advice you can give,
Sue
Thank you for any advice you can give,
Sue