kelsey2
Contributor
My surgeon was called into the ER to evaluate a patient, after doing so , my surgeon forwarded the care of that patient to a previous provider and facility. I believe my surgeon should be coding the ER visit as 9928?,
because the patient maintained outpatient status.
Does anyone know different information that can assure me?
Example 2—A surgeon is called into the emergency department by another provider for a consultation for a Medicare patient.
If the patient doesn't require an admission to the inpatient facilty, the surgeon should bill the visit as an emergency department visit using CPT codes 99281-99285 at the
appropriate level (1 through 5).
http://www.aaos.org/news/aaosnow/jan10/cover2.asp
because the patient maintained outpatient status.
Does anyone know different information that can assure me?
Example 2—A surgeon is called into the emergency department by another provider for a consultation for a Medicare patient.
If the patient doesn't require an admission to the inpatient facilty, the surgeon should bill the visit as an emergency department visit using CPT codes 99281-99285 at the
appropriate level (1 through 5).
http://www.aaos.org/news/aaosnow/jan10/cover2.asp
