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tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2016 Issue 11
Reader Question: Learn The Rules of the Road For Reporting Transport Services
Question: Can we bill for care provided while patients are being transported by EMS?
Answer: 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 often involved in these transfers, but not all of that work is separately reportable from the ED E/M service.
It is common for a physician in the ED to provide medical direction via radio to EMS personnel in the field. A code exists for this service, 99288 (Physician or...
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