nicholelear
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HI ALL!
I work for a hospitalist group and one of our doctors turned in charges for an admission 99223. The patient actually expired in the ER before being able to be placed in a room. My understanding is that this charge would be changed to an outpatient consult code. is this correct?
additional info: hospitalist signed admission orders at 11am and left the ER. Patient died @1149 am and pronounced by ER staff. Can I use 99223 if the patient never left the ER? If not can I use an outpatient consult code for this hospitalist?
I work for a hospitalist group and one of our doctors turned in charges for an admission 99223. The patient actually expired in the ER before being able to be placed in a room. My understanding is that this charge would be changed to an outpatient consult code. is this correct?
additional info: hospitalist signed admission orders at 11am and left the ER. Patient died @1149 am and pronounced by ER staff. Can I use 99223 if the patient never left the ER? If not can I use an outpatient consult code for this hospitalist?
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