cotton
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How should an in-patient visit be billed for a Mediare patient, when a specialist is asked to see patient for the first time and they are not the admitting doc?
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jwestfall
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The specialist would bill his/her initial visit of 99221-99223 depending on the documentation, with the admitting provider billing the same 99221-99223 with the AI modifier.
hope this helps!
hope this helps!
RebeccaWoodward*
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Depending on documentation, 99221-99223
All physicians who provide an initial visit to a patient during hospital care shall report an initial hospital care code (99221-99223).
http://www.cms.gov/manuals/downloads/clm104c12.pdf
Page 51.
Section 30.6.10 elaborates on this further...