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tci E/M Coding Alert - 2013 Issue 6
You Be the Coder: Sort Out This Complicated POS Case
Question: I have trouble figuring out how to charge for a patient that was in observation, then admitted to the hospital, and then discharged. How would I report: observation on 6/20/13, admitted 6/21/13, and discharged 6/22/13? Also, how do I list place of service — in-patient or observation?
North Dakota Subscriber
Answer: If an observation patient is admitted to inpatient status by the same practitioner on a subsequent day, you may bill as follows, according to Maggie M. Mac, CPC, CEMC, CHC, CMM, ICCE, director, Best Practices-Network Operations at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City:
Day 1 &mdash...
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