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â¢ On the rare occasion when a patient remains in observation care for 3 days, the physician shall report an initial observation care code (99218-99220) for the first day of observation care, a subsequent observation care code (99224-99226) for the second day of observation care, and an observation care discharge CPT code 99217 for the observation care on the discharge date.
Outpatient observation services are covered for up to 48 hours and may include: a. Use of a bed within a hospital for the purpose of observing the memberâs condition. b. Periodic monitoring by the hospitalâs staff to evaluate an outpatientâs condition and/or. determine the need for a possible admission to the hospital as an inpatient. Outpatient observation services should not be used for routine diagnostic services and. outpatient surgery/procedures. Refer to Guidelines # 3.c.