Wiki ER attending's

[flngub]

We have several ER attending's that are called to the hospital to intubate patients and/or if patient are coding. The place of service is obviously the hospital not the ER. Should the ER be billing this service since the service was preformed in the hospital? Should the provider be billing this service under his private practice with place of service in patient? Should the ER attending not be going and a hospitalist should be called?

 

[jimbo1231]

Yes they can

Your docs certainly can code for intubation but you are right the place of service would be the hospital. Also there might be critical care in some circumstances. But of course time and docuumentation would have to be there for your ED docs. As to the facility side, the ET should also be billable. But I'd defer to hospital coders since it might also be bundled into the DRG.

Jim S.