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ED Coding and Reimbursement Alert

Coding for Inpatient Visits:

The Payer Will Guide Your Code Choice For Inpatients Seen After Admission

Published on Wed May 21, 2014

Pay attention: The rules for reporting subsequent hospital care codes differ from ED E/M services. When the ED physician is asked to see an admitted patient outside of the ED, the correct E/M code will likely be from the inpatient hospital care code section of CPT®. Take this advice on navigating the inpatient visits alternatives to pick the right one [...]
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