tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2011 Issue 4

E/M coding: Note Code Changes for Spot-On ED Observation Reporting

Careful: New 'middle day' codes could complicate your claims.There's something old and something new in multiple-day observation reporting this year, as CPT added a new code set to represent observation coding scenarios that last more than two calendar dates.Take a peek at this primer to make sure you're coding your multiple-day ED observation encounters correctly in 2011.Code 2-Day Stays the SameIf the patient is in observation for multiple days, you'll still choose a code from 99218-99220 (Initial observation care, per day, for the evaluation and management of a patient, which requires these 3 key components: ... )...

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