czaniewski
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I need to know the correct procedures for sending an OB patient to the hospital for complications for observation and nst. Our physicians use the ER codes 99282 or 99283 for the visit. Is this correct procedure or should they be using hospital observation codes 99218,99219 or 99220 depending on how severe the complication is? When we get the progress notes from the hospital, the pt has been sent to the Labor and Delivery area for treatment; they do not remain in the ER. Most of the time the patients are there only for the day and are sent home.