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 [...]