Payment for Initial Hospital Care Services (Codes 99221 - 99233) and Observation or Inpatient Care Services (Including Admission and Discharge Services) (Codes 99234 - 99236)
This transmittal updates Chapter 12, §30.6.9.1 with initial hospital care policy including Admission and Discharge Services on the same calendar date of service. This physician payment policy was finalized in the Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, dated November 1, 2000, Vol. 65, No. 212, pp. 65408 - 65409 with the implementation of the American Medical Association Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for CPT 2001.
Final
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: February 22, 2008
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