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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.
99217-Observation care discharge includes services on the date of observation discharge (can only be used on a calendar day other than the initial day of observation). These services include a final exam, discussion of the observation stay, follow-up instructions, and documentation.