Inpatient Coding:
Tackle Observation Coding With This Expertise
Published on Wed Dec 22, 2021
“Observation” sounds low-key, but coding the service can be complicated. Clarify your understanding of reporting observation evaluation and management (E/M) services by understanding when certain guidelines apply. For example, the rules and codes sometimes change depending on the length of the patient’s stay. To make things even more confusing, Medicare and commercial carriers sometimes require different coding practices for observation [...]