tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 1999 Issue 1

Pitfalls in Coding and Billing for Urgent Care Centers

To become more attractive to managed care payersand to compete with private clinicsmany hospitals are opening urgent care centers, (UCCs) in or near their facilities. Conceived as a sort of hybrid between an emergency department and a primary care clinic, these centers are designed to serve walk-in non-emergency patients without an appointment.In many cases, these UCCs are located either within or next to the hospitals regular emergency department, and are staffed with emergency physicians, nurses, and other emergency providers, notes David McKenzie, director of reimbursement for the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) in Irving, TX.This development...

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