Medciare Payment for Inpatient Hostipal Visits

PAYMENT FOR INPATIENT HOSPITAL VISITS - GENERAL (CODES 99221, 99222, 99223, 99224, 99225, 99226, 99227, 99228, 99229, 99230, 99231, 99232, 99233, 99234, 99235, 99236, 99237, 99238 & 99239)

Providers should note the payment policy for billing inpatient hospital visits provided on the same day as critical care services. See the Key Points section of this article for a complete list of the updates. CR5792 updates Chapter 12, Section 30.6.9 of the Medicare Claims Processing Manual. The updated section of this manual is attached to CR5792 and the address/link to that CR is listed in the Additional Information section of this article.

To read this article in full, please go to:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM5792.pdf


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