AMA CPT® Assistant - 2012 Issue 7 (July)
Evaluation and Management (Q&A) (July 2012)
July 2012 page 12 Evaluation and Management Question: What series of codes are reported for Evaluation and Management (E/M) services for patients in "swing" beds? Answer: There are no specific codes in the CPT code set to describe the E/M services provided to patients in hospital status "swing" beds. To appropriately report services to swing-bed patients, it is necessary to know whether the patient is receiving inpatient hospital care. If the patient status is "hospital inpatient," the hospital care codes 99221-99223, 99231-99233, 99238, 99239 apply. If the hospital patient status is "nursing facility," the nursing facility codes...
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