Hi all,
I have a provider that puts this statement on a good majority of his/her subsequent hospital visit notes:
Discussed with patient times 26 minutes with questions answered.
Total time on floor is 50 minutes.
Of course this is just the last part of the MD's full progress note.
Is there any reason or argument against billing a 99233 based on time for this visit? There are some conflicting messages from different parties within my organization so I thought I would post this.
Thank you.
I have a provider that puts this statement on a good majority of his/her subsequent hospital visit notes:
Discussed with patient times 26 minutes with questions answered.
Total time on floor is 50 minutes.
Of course this is just the last part of the MD's full progress note.
Is there any reason or argument against billing a 99233 based on time for this visit? There are some conflicting messages from different parties within my organization so I thought I would post this.
Thank you.