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Coding Pearls - Emergency Room Coding
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Coding Pearls - Emergency Room Coding

by Michael Warshaw, DPM, CPC

“My group takes call at our local hospital, and this necessitates seeing patients in the emergency room (ER) on occasion. We are not all in agreement regarding what E/M codes should be used in this scenario. We have come up with different encounters: -A patient seen in the ER. The patient is then discharged to follow up for outpatient care. -A patient is seen in the ER and then admitted for continued medical treatment. -A patient is seen in the ER and emergently taken straight to the operating room for surgical treatment. What E/M code series would you recommend using for these different scenarios? Thank you for the help!”
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Emergency Service

by Dr. Michael Warshaw, DPM, CPC

“I had a patient call me worried about a possible diabetic foot infection. The patient has a history of below the knee amputation at the other limb and was panicked about the potential loss of limb. I worked them into the schedule that day and I am thinking about coding CPT 99058 in addition to the E/M code. Can I get paid for CPT 99058 and does it matter if the potential “infection” turned out to be not infected?”
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