vjst222
Guest
I am new at ED coding. I used to do physician practice coding. BUT is it possible for a patient to be in the ED and turn into Observation care so that my ED drs can bill observation ( 99218,99219,99220,99217 ) and what has to happen in order for this to be billed?
I had an alcoholic that came in on 4/12 - she was so drunk she had to be monitored and kept until after 4-13 . Some of the ladies in the office thought maybe we could bill outpatient obs. However, I only have billed from the provider side of non emergency and I know the hospital ( I think ) has to order it to be observation and not ER .. ( I might be wrong here so please let me know nicely if I am )
So all in all let me know if it is billable for Ed physicians ? and if so how do we determine it is billable?
Thank you
I had an alcoholic that came in on 4/12 - she was so drunk she had to be monitored and kept until after 4-13 . Some of the ladies in the office thought maybe we could bill outpatient obs. However, I only have billed from the provider side of non emergency and I know the hospital ( I think ) has to order it to be observation and not ER .. ( I might be wrong here so please let me know nicely if I am )
So all in all let me know if it is billable for Ed physicians ? and if so how do we determine it is billable?
Thank you