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[madmal]

How would you code this scenario?

Patient is admitted for observation the attending physician orders a cardiology consult, what E/M code should be used by the cardiologist?

Office or Other Outpatient Services? Office or Other OutPatient Consultations? or Hospital Observation Services?

Thanks
Michael

 

[mssalemny]

It would be outpatient office or consultation depending on the carrier. Observation services are used by the provider who admitted the patient to observation status