NESmith
Expert
I have a provider who was aksed to see a patient in the hospital for an evaluation of the patient's abdominal pain. The patient has a incarcerated inguinal hernia with small bowel obstruction. The provider billed CPt code 99222. The biller is stating the patient per the hospital was observation and he should be billing a different CPT code. How owuld the provider know this and what code should he have used. Thanks for your help.