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Feb 16th, 2014 - paula52 15
er vs outpatient
when billing observation charges do i bill outpatient or emergency room? the hospital just indicates observation please help
Feb 17th, 2014 - Codapedia Editor 1,399
re: er vs outpatient
If you are using OBS CPT® codes, use outpatient POS.
Feb 17th, 2014 - Maryann36 1
re: er vs outpatient
If you read the guidelines, observation can occur anywhere in the facility.
You are coding for the service, not the location.
If you're providing observation services use observation codes.
Documentation is very important, no documentation by the provider in the chart, it does not become a billable observation service.