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dje10008

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With the new 2023 guidelines on observation status, does this also apply to outpatient status? Would we also use 99221-99223 with 22 pos?

Second question, can we use 99238-92239 for outpatient discharge?
 
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With the new 2023 guidelines on observation status, does this also apply to outpatient status? Would we also use 99221-99223 with 22 pos?

Second question, can we use 99238-92239 for outpatient discharge?
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No, patients receiving facility outpatient services who have not been admitted to either inpatient or observation status are coded just like office patients with the CPT codes in the range 99201-99215 (unless they are being seen in the emergency room, in which case you'd use 99281-99285). Since those patients have not been admitted to the hospital, they can't be discharged, so you cannot use a discharge code for them.
 
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