tci E/M Coding Alert - 2019 Issue Q4

You Be the Coder: Separate Some Same-Day E/M, ER Encounters

Question: If a patient was seen for an office visit (99214) first and then later on the same day went to the hospital emergency room and was seen again by the same physician (99284), would both visits be payable by Medicare? Nevada Subscriber Answer: The answer depends on how the emergency room first visit came about. If the doctor says during the office visit that the patient should go to the ER and that he will see the patient later that day in the ER, then you should combine the work of the two services and report just one...

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