hospital inpatient/observation Archives

Coding for Observation Services

CPT® Codes for Observation Services There are two sets of codes used for both inpatient status and observation level of care. Coding for observation services no longer has a distinct set of CPT® codes as those were deleted. The “observation care code” applies to Hospital Inpatient or Observation Care Services Codes: 99221–99223 for initial inpatient […]

Coding for Hospital Services | Webinar

Recorded April 20, 2023

First, CPT® updated their E/M code set. Then, CMS interpreted the updates and applied their own reimbursement rules to the code set. This webinar will summarize CPT® rules and CMS’s February 2023 transmittal that addresses inpatient and observation billing by the admitting and consulting physicians, admission to inpatient status following observation care, and multiple visits in a single day. The webinar will discuss when coding instruction is the same for CPT® and CMS and when it varies.

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