Hospital Inpatient EM Services / Death pronouncement can be coded with discharge day

Article Overview

This article covers hospital inpatient E/M billing in the special circumstance of a patient death, including when a discharge-day management service may be reported and when it is not billable. It is aimed at hospitalists, inpatient physicians, coders, and billing staff who need to align claim reporting with Medicare guidance and documentation timing. The discussion references CMS guidance and focuses on discharge-day service reporting, face-to-face involvement, and date-of-service considerations.