tci Part B Insider - 2010 Issue 42

CPT 2011: 99224, 99225, 99226 Solve 'Middle Day' Code Dilemma

Observation services expansion eliminates payer coding variation.In 2011, coders will have a new option when reporting the middle day of observations that last longer than normal. Check out this expert advice on how CPT additions will affect your observation care services coding starting on Jan. 1, 2011. New Codes Offer ClarityBefore 2011, coding for the "middle days" of an observation service was a problem, says Jill Young, CPC, CEDC, CIMC, with Young Medical Consulting LLC in East Lansing, Mich. "Although not the norm, there are situations where a patient is admitted to observation and remains in that status...

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