tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2017 Issue 12

Reader Question: Know the Rules for Freestanding EDs

Question: The company that manages our ED has opened a freestanding emergency department and asked me to handle the coding for it. Is the coding the same as it would be in a regular ED or different?Supercoder.com Subscriber Answer: The term "freestanding emergency department" (FSED) defines a facility that provides on-demand emergency medical care in a setting that is geographically removed from a hospital but is still open 24 hours per day, seven days a week. Both state and individual payer guidelines may govern how these facilities are designated and, thus, how services are billed. Medicare has...

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