AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 4 (April)

Evaluation and Management Services/Initial Hospital Care (April 2003)

April 2003 page 26c Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Evaluation and Management Services/Initial Hospital Care, 99221-99223 (Q&A) Question If a physician sees a patient in a skilled nursing facility and subsequently decides to admit the patient to an inpatient hospital on the same day, which codes(s) should be reported? AMA Comment The admitting physician may report a code from the Inpatient Hospital Care series, 99221-99223. When the patient is admitted to the hospital as an inpatient in the course of an encounter in another site of service (eg, hospital emergency department, observation status in a hospital, physician's office, nursing...

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