ED Coding and Reimbursement Alert

Read on for a review of how to use this code and get the lowdown on its reimbursement reality.As an ED Coder, you know this site of service is not like other outpatient venues, because we never close. That lack of down time creates added expense, but you may be able to recapture some of those costs. Many industries have long acknowledged--and paid--shift, weekend and holiday differentials to fill staffing needs during less favorable hours including nights and weekends. Hospitals have a lengthy history of paying nurses additional salary incentives to work unpopular shifts. Likewise, CPT® has long recognized additional physician services beyond the scope of standard office hours via Special Services codes. Through the years, CPT® has refined these special service codes to specify physician on-call and after-hours services by location. There is one code that specifically applies to Emergency Medicine says Betty Ann Price, BSN, RN President and [...]