You Be the Coder:
Separate Some Same-Day E/M, ER Encounters
Published on Fri Nov 22, 2019
Question: If a patient was seen for an office visit (99214) first and then later on the same day went to the hospital emergency room and was seen again by the same physician (99284), would both visits be payable by Medicare? Nevada Subscriber Answer: The answer depends on how the emergency room first visit came about. If the doctor says [...]