AMA CPT® Assistant - 2002 Issue 5 (May)

Evaluation and Management (May 2002)

May 2002 page 19a Coding Consultation Evaluation and Management, 99315 (Q&A) Question Can I report code 99315, Nursing facility discharge day management; 30 minutes or less, when a patient expires in a nursing home? AMA Comment The nursing facility discharge day management codes 99315-99316 are used to report the total duration of time spent by a physician for the final nursing facility discharge of a patient. The codes include, as appropriate, final examination of the patient, discussion of the nursing facility stay, even if the time spent by the physician on that date is not continuous. Instructions are...

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