tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2011 Issue 9

Reader Question: Select Code By Freestanding ED vs. Urgent Care Designation

Question: Our group just started staffing a free standing ED. What place of service should I use for those ED claims?Florida SubscriberAnswer: It depends on whether the facility is really an ED or actually an urgent care center. If it is licensed as an emergency department, use corresponding place of service code 23. Otherwise, use place of service code 20 for Urgent Care, which is defined as a location, distinct from a hospital emergency room, an office, or a clinic, whose purpose is to diagnosis and treat illness or injury for unscheduled, ambulatory patients seeking immediate medical attention...

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