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Wiki observation < 8 hours

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How do we report an observation service which is less than 8 hours?
 
That will depend on the payer contract. For Medicare, you would report the charge on a revenue code 762 line item with no HCPCS.
 
csnow said:
That will depend on the payer contract. For Medicare, you would report the charge on a revenue code 762 line item with no HCPCS.
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To code observation less than 8 hours for physician side you would bill the the initial observation admit code 99218-99220.
 
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