tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2014 Issue 10

Urgent Care Coding: Take Fast Action To Brush Up On Urgent Care Coding

The documentation guidelines are different for this non- ED site of service. Do you know how to use them? If your ED practice has expanded its reach to include urgent care staffing or urgent care center (UCC) ownership, you’ll have to upgrade your documentation guidelines mastery for these settings if you’re looking for deserved pay.  Refresher: UCCs are generally equipped to treat non-life-threatening acute injuries and illnesses that do not require hospital admission. Most UCCs also provide other non-emergent services such as prescription refills, sports/school physicals, occupational health services, vaccinations and STD testing says Stacie Norris...

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