a person or thing that floats. 2. Informal. a person who is continually changing his or her place of abode, employment, etc. 3. an employee without a fixed job assignment: One of our officers works as a floater, filling in when someone is out. 4. U.S. Politics. a voter not attached to any party, especially a person whose vote may be purchased. 5. a person who fraudulently votes, usually for pay, in different places in the same election.
For Medicare patients, inpatient consultations are reported with the initial hospital visit codes (99221â99223). Do not append modifier AI, which is only used by the admitting physician.
Below are two inpatient procedures, and the ICD-10-CM diagnosis and procedure codes that would be assigned for them when the new system takes effect. Also included are the ICD-9-CM system codes that be assigned currently. Procedure 1. Date of Service: 02/21/2010 1030.