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Emergency Room Consultation
Patient is under observation in emergency room and the doctor performed a level 4 consultation.So what would be the CPT Code and place of service code.Can I able to bill 99244 with POS code 23?Please advise
ER consult
If the requirements for a consult are met (request for a specific reason, not called to see own patient, etc, etc) a consult may be billed.
Seth Canterbury has written a great article on this topic in Codapedia. It's called:
How to Bill an E/M Service Provided by a Non-Emergency Medicine Provider...
If the visit doesn't meet the criteria for a consult, this article will tell you how to bill it.