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observation code question
If I admit a pt to the hospital in the evening for obersation,(I don't see, but I give verbal orders), and then I see the patient the next day and decide to discharge him , what is the appropriate obersation code? Assume I admit via phone at 7pm and discharge at 1pm the following afternoon.
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99218-99220
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But I that that was only for for initial admit code. Since discharge is on a different day, shouldn't it be 99217?
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There is a great CPT® Assistant article that explains in great detail the use of these codes and when and how they should be utilized.
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Yes discharge would be 99217.