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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.
Observation stays can occur anywhere in the hospital, including the emergency department, a separate observation unit, or an inpatient unit. According to CMS policy, the decision to admit or discharge usually can be made within 24 hours and should rarely take longer than 48 hours. 4. Concerns About Observation Stays and Short Inpatient Stays