AMA CPT® Assistant - 2013 Issue 8 (August)
Evaluation and Management: Consultations (Q&A) (August 2013)
August 2013 page 13c Evaluation and Management: Consultations Question: If a patient was admitted to one hospital, transferred to another hospital the next day, and then transferred back to the original hospital two days later, how are the first transfer services reported? Answer: The codes in the Hospital Discharge Services series (99238, 99239) are used by the attending physician or other qualified health care professional who provides care to patients being discharged, as long as the date of discharge is different from the date of admission. These codes do not recognize key components (ie, history, examination, and medical decision...
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