Medical Billing Forum
Coding => Coding => : riafat March 17, 2011, 03:19:39 AM
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Can will bill codes 99217 and 99219 as outpatient 22?
THanks in advance
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An observation care discharge service (CPT 99217) is used for patients who were in "observation status" and discharged from the hospital on a day other than the day they were admitted for observation.
Report an initial observation care code (CPT 99218-99220) for encounters with patients while they are in observation status.
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Yes - place of service 22 is appropriate for observation services.
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No, not 99217, patient WAS in observation status but was then DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL
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So what place of service do you use for 99217? I thought the place of service should match the patient's status (inpatient or outpatient) in a facility and that observation status was still considered outpatient?
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POS 22 is what I use and previous work with other billing services have used 22 as well. Insurance paid...
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Thanks alot all of your information!!!!!!
I also believe 22 POS can be billed.
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As long as the patinet was not admitted IP the POS for Ob would be 22. If the pt was admitted IP on a subsequent date to the Ob then you would use your IP codes with an 21 POS. A pt. that is Ob has nit been formally admitted this is considered OP