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Inpatient Consult Vs. Subsequent

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sherry27:
i do billing and coding for hospitalist. The coder is correct. There is only one set of inpatient consult codes. The doctor can bill a consult or a subsequent visit if he is not the admitting physician. Most always if the dr is not the admitting dr, he will bill the consult code the first day because the admitting dr said "Hey, check on my pt" (so to speak).    For inpt consults you don't have to have the big report from the pcp requesting a consult, the rules are easier. (I hope this makes sense to you ;)

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