tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2003 Issue 2

News You Can Use: Pediatric Codes,OIG

As we plow forward into 2003, an avalanche of news follows in the New Year's wake and little of it bodes well for the emergency department specialty. CPT has released its final coding changes, bringing disappointing news for EDs. The HHS Office of Inspector General, a federal watchdog agency, announced what coding and billing compliance issues it is investigating in 2003, and EDs are on the list. New Pediatric Care Codes Are Not for ED Despite a glimmer of hope that emergency departments might inherit new, high-dollar pediatric care codes, it now seems likely that these CPT codes will...

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