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Keep An Eye on the Clock for Observation Care

Published on Tue Feb 12, 2019

Question: I read your reader question last month about same-day admission and discharge for patients in observation status, and I have a follow-up question. Since you mentioned that the rules for reporting 99234-99236 require at least eight hours in observation, should we start tracking the time there? Codify Subscriber Answer: Yes, you should verify the time, because chances are that [...]
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