tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2002 Issue 9

Use After-Hours Codes in the ED at Your Own Peril

Although some coders argue that submitting for after-hours work in the ED is contrary to the mission of an emergency facility, there are several good reasons to make after-hours codes a part of your regular coding workday even if Medicare doesn't agree. If your facility decides to employ after-hours codes to report services the occur outside the "normal" work day, use codes 99050 (Services requested after office hours in addition to basic service), 99052 (Services requested between 10:00 pm and 8:00 am in addition to basic service) and 99054 (Services requested on Sundays and holidays in addition to basic...

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