tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2021 Issue Q3

ED Visits: Repeat ED Visits on the Same Day? Take This Advice

Your first step will involve differentiating between the reasons for the first and second visits. It happens in every ED from time to time — a patient will come in with a complaint, leave after seeing the physician, and then return later the same day for a second ED visit. Coding for both visits can sometimes present challenges, so it’s important to get the scoop on how to best handle this scenario from a coding standpoint. Evaluate Whether Visits Were Related Although it’s tempting to report two different codes for the separate ED services, that’s not...

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