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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.
patients designated as observation status in a hospital. Observation service (including admission and discharge) CPT codes 99234-99236 are used to report E/M services provided to patients admitted and discharged on the same date of service. For the purpose of this policy, the Same Specialty Physician or Other Qualified Health Care Professional