AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 8 (August)

Evaluation and Management Services (August 2004)

August 2004 page 11 Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Evaluation and Management, 99218-99220 (Q&A) Question If a patient is put in observation status in the hospital on day 1, is admitted to the hospital on day 2, stays on day 3, and is discharged on day 4, what codes should be reported? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective, initial observation care codes (99218-99220) should be reported for the first day of observation. The hospital admission on day 2 would be reported with the appropriate initial hospital care codes (99221-99223). The subsequent hospital care codes (99231-99233) are used to...

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