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- Resolve Initial vs. Subsequent Encounter Misconceptions - AAPC
Initial vs Subsequent It’s been six years since the ICD-10-CM implementation, but many coders and providers still struggle with assigning the seventh character for initial and subsequent encounters These 7 th characters identify two episodes of care that incur distinct management options and costs
- Select the Right Episode of Care Every Time - AAPC
Timing is everything when defining and capturing the 7th character in an ICD-10-CM code ICD-10-CM brought about new concepts for diagnosis coding, with The alphabetic seventh character represents the timing of the encounter: initial, subsequent, or sequela
- Stop CPT® 99232 From Being Denied - AAPC Knowledge Center
99232 Subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care, per day, for evaluation and management of a patient, which requires a medically appropriate history and or examination and moderate level of decision making When using total time on the date of the encounter for code selection, 35 minutes must be met or exceeded
- CPT® Code 99233 - Subsequent Hospital Inpatient or Observation . . . - AAPC
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ®) code 99233 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Subsequent Hospital Inpatient or Observation Care
- When Is an Injury Initial, Subsequent, or Sequela? - AAPC
Many injury codes in Chapter 19 of ICD-10-CM require a 7th character to identify the episode of care: initial, subsequent, or sequela
- Fracture Diagnosis Coding: Initial Visit vs. Subsequent Visit
Subsequent Means Aftercare Subsequent equates to aftercare treatment, and may be appropriate to code even when it’s the provider’s first time seeing the patient For example, if the first time a provider sees the patient for the fracture is to continue post-treatment care, the initial visit is a subsequent fracture encounter
- CPT® Code 99231 - Subsequent Hospital Inpatient or Observation . . . - AAPC
CPT ® 99231, Under Subsequent Hospital Inpatient or Observation Care The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ®) code 99231 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Subsequent Hospital Inpatient or Observation Care
- 3 Tips Focus Subsequent Care Coding : Inpatient E M - AAPC
For each subsequent day that your surgeon provides E M services, you can bill the appropriate subsequent hospital care code Exception: If your surgeon is not the admitting physician, but provides an E M service for a Medicare patient on the admission date, you can report a subsequent hospital care code
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