Hey need some help with this scenario
Child admitted thru ER over the phone by Dr 4/9/11. Dr sees patient 4/10/11 dictates H&P sees patient and examines and later in the evening discharges patient 4/10/11.
Formal admit day listed by hospital as 4/9. Dr wants to bill 99234 (Admit discharge same day).
I am getting conflicting opinions, what do you fellow coders think?
Thanks in advance,
Jill O, CPC
Child admitted thru ER over the phone by Dr 4/9/11. Dr sees patient 4/10/11 dictates H&P sees patient and examines and later in the evening discharges patient 4/10/11.
Formal admit day listed by hospital as 4/9. Dr wants to bill 99234 (Admit discharge same day).
I am getting conflicting opinions, what do you fellow coders think?
Thanks in advance,
Jill O, CPC