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99236 - Hospital inpatient or observation care, for the evaluation and management of a patient including admission

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Procedure / ServiceHospital inpatient or observation care, for the evaluation and management of a patient including admission
Procedure / Service Description

Subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care, per day, for the evaluation and management of a patient, - moderate level of medical decision making. When using total time on the date of the encounter for code selection, 70 minutes must be met or exceeded. 99236 Hospital inpatient or observation care, for the evaluation and management of a patient including admission and discharge on the same date, which requires a medically appropriate history and/or examination and high level of medical decision making. When using total time on the date of the encounter for code selection, 85

Likely documents
  • Confirm benefit details
  • Submit clinical notes if requested by the plan
Next actions
  • Confirm the current plan policy before submission.
  • Use the insurer authorization workflow for this listed code.