LEE ANN
Networker
Pt was admitted to hopsital on 23rd as observation by pcp. My Dr saw pt on 25th and discharged pt on the 26th during call coverage. Can he bill for an inital visit/discharge or can he only bill for the discharge?
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blonde01
Guru
He can bill for both.
lring
Guest
billing for OBS
Pt was admitted to hopsital on 23rd as observation by pcp.
My Dr saw pt on 25th and discharged pt on the 26th during call coverage (was the pt still on OBS? OBS days 23rd, 24th, 25th & d/c on 26th?))
Can he bill for an inital visit/discharge or can he only bill for the discharge?
Pt was admitted to hopsital on 23rd as observation by pcp.
My Dr saw pt on 25th and discharged pt on the 26th during call coverage (was the pt still on OBS? OBS days 23rd, 24th, 25th & d/c on 26th?))
Can he bill for an inital visit/discharge or can he only bill for the discharge?
LEE ANN
Networker
Thank you blonde01 - that's what I thought too.
blonde01
Guru
Iring-
The patient should have only been in OBS for 24 hours. You need to find out which day was observation, then the other days should be coded as subsequent, if your doctor seen the patient on all of those days, and the last day should be coded as the d/c, if the patient was seen by your doctor.
The patient should have only been in OBS for 24 hours. You need to find out which day was observation, then the other days should be coded as subsequent, if your doctor seen the patient on all of those days, and the last day should be coded as the d/c, if the patient was seen by your doctor.