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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.
If the patient is still in observation status at the time of discharge, use 99217. If the patient is an inpatient, use codes 99238 or 99239. Remember to use observation discharge when the patientâs status is observation and use inpatient discharge when the patientâs status is inpatient. 6. Other physicians who provide services to your patients should use office visit or outpatient consult codes.