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.
1 Current Procedural Terminology (CPTÂ®): These numeric codes are used for outpatient procedures and procedures performed in physicians' offices. ( 2 3). 3  Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS): These codes are used for Medicare or Medicaid procedures. 4  The HCPCS has two levels: CPT (Level I) and HCPCS (Level II).