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Wiki Hospital visits

Thread starter amoore
Start date Oct 2, 2012

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Oct 2, 2012

The cardiologist I work for sends his patient to the surgeon for valve replacement. The surgeon asks for the cardiologist to follow the patient after surgery. I know this would not be a consult. Should this be an 99221-99223 Initial hospital care or 99233-99233 subsequent hospital care?

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