Billing Specialist Knowledge Assessment
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Question / Problem
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If your Physician performs a consultation in the emergency room then admits the patient to the hospital on the same day, can your physician bill both the consultation code and admission code ?
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Solution
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Solution:
No. Both the Consultation code (9924x) and the initial hospital care code (9922x) may not be billed on the same day when the service provided is continuous as in this case. In this case, either the consultation code or the initial hospital care code is billed - but not both codes.
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Medical Billing
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