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johnsna68 said:
With the new changes in codes for IP and OB codes, if a patient is in OBS are we to change the POS to IP since the codes are now all IP?
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No, the patient can only be considered inpatient if and when a physician orders it. If they are in OBS status, then you code physician services using the IP and OBS codes and but with place of service 22. Hopefully payers will have updated their systems so that this won't be a problem.
 
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