Wiki Discharge Date on Claim

[prideandjy2003]

I've always been under the impression that in order to bill for a professional claim with a place of service 21, inpatient hospital, that a discharge date was required on the claim. Therefore, the patient would have to be discharged before we can bill for the physician's services. One of my providers is questioning this and I don't have any documentation to support. Anybody out there have any information or insight into this?

Thanks so much in advance!

 

[teresabug]

you can bill before the pt is d/c'd. The insurance only requires an admit date on the HCFA.

(Been there... I know this for a fact.)