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Jun 16th, 2010 - gfrazier
inpatient post op then d/c home
Pt. has surg. 6/11 and discharge 6/16/2010..day 6/12, 6/13, 6/14, 6/15 are post op days cpt 99024, would the discharge day be 99024 or the discharge cpt 99238
Jun 16th, 2010 -
what surgery?
need to see global period. Are you billing for surgeon? If still in the global, you cannot bill 99238 if you are the surgeon
Jun 16th, 2010 -
post op vs discharge code
yes, my MD is the surg..thanks
Jun 16th, 2010 - Codapedia Editor 1,399
Then, you can't bill for discharge visit
It's part of the global post op payment.
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