tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2004 Issue 3

Reader Question: Take Credit for Inpatient Care

Question: Should I bill for services that our ED physician provides to an inpatient? For example, one patient had a nosebleed, and the ED doctor went to the patient's room and performed limited cautery and placed limited nasal packing. The doctor also documented an expanded problem-focused history, along with an expanded problem-focused exam and moderate-level medical decision-making. We billed 99232-25 in addition to 30901 (Control nasal hemorrhage, anterior, simple [limited cautery and/or packing], any method). Is this correct?     Ohio Subscriber Answer: Yes, those codes are correct. You should report the subsequent hospital care code...

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