tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2013 Issue 7

Coding for Transports: Steer Clear Of Trouble When Reporting Transport Services

You can separately report transport services if the code conditions are met. Patients in the emergency department frequently need transfers to or from another venue to receive the care they need. The emergency physician is typically involved in these transfers, but not all of that work is separately reportable from the E/M service. Read on to find out what can and cannot be reported separately. This has been an area of some confusion over the years, says Michael A. Granovsky, MD, FACEP, CPC, President of Logix Health, an ED coding and billing company in Bedford, MA. However, an in-depth...

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