Can some one let me know if we need to bill the initial opservation code 99218 if the patient is admitted for observation after PTCA/Stent & discharged the next day.
The cardiologist is doing the PTCA & then admitting the patient overnight for observation. He is then discharging the patient next day, but I wanted to know if he should be billing for the initial observation also.
The cardiologist is doing the PTCA & then admitting the patient overnight for observation. He is then discharging the patient next day, but I wanted to know if he should be billing for the initial observation also.