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Out patient hospital coding assistance

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If a patient is seen by the provider as an op in bed, due to vomiting in pregnancy can we bill an e&m visit from the 99212-99214 level... She is getting treated with us for her ob. Im confused as it does not state inpatient or observation status.
 
cali1201 said:
If a patient is seen by the provider as an op in bed, due to vomiting in pregnancy can we bill an e&m visit from the 99212-99214 level... She is getting treated with us for her ob. Im confused as it does not state inpatient or observation status.
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If your patient is seen in the hospital by one of your physicians in an out patient status - either in observation status or in another out patient status (such as OB holding) you would use the 99212-99215 levels for an established patient. Only if the patient is admitted inpatient would your doctors then use the inpatient codes.
 
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