Resolve Initial vs. Subsequent Encounter Misconceptions - AAPC Initial vs Subsequent It’s been six years since the ICD-10-CM implementation, but many coders and providers still struggle with assigning the seventh character for initial and subsequent encounters These 7 th characters identify two episodes of care that incur distinct management options and costs
Select the Right Episode of Care Every Time - AAPC Timing is everything when defining and capturing the 7th character in an ICD-10-CM code ICD-10-CM brought about new concepts for diagnosis coding, with The alphabetic seventh character represents the timing of the encounter: initial, subsequent, or sequela
Fracture Diagnosis Coding: Initial Visit vs. Subsequent Visit Subsequent Means Aftercare Subsequent equates to aftercare treatment, and may be appropriate to code even when it’s the provider’s first time seeing the patient For example, if the first time a provider sees the patient for the fracture is to continue post-treatment care, the initial visit is a subsequent fracture encounter
CPT® Code 99308 - Subsequent Nursing Facility Care - AAPC CPT ® 99308, Under Subsequent Nursing Facility Care The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ®) code 99308 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Subsequent Nursing Facility Care
CPT® Code 99233 - Subsequent Hospital Inpatient or Observation . . . - AAPC CPT ® 99233, Under Subsequent Hospital Inpatient or Observation Care The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ®) code 99233 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Subsequent Hospital Inpatient or Observation Care
3 Tips Focus Subsequent Care Coding : Inpatient E M - AAPC For each subsequent day that your surgeon provides E M services, you can bill the appropriate subsequent hospital care code Exception: If your surgeon is not the admitting physician, but provides an E M service for a Medicare patient on the admission date, you can report a subsequent hospital care code
Wiki - Initial vs subsequent vs sequela | Medical Billing and Coding . . . The use of the initial vs subsequent vs sequela is not based on the encounter being the first encounter with the provider It is based on the status of the injury If the fracture was appropriately and definitively treated in the ER and your provider is following up on that care then you use the 7th character for subsequent even if this is a new patient encounter or you are seeing the patient
Follow These 5 Tips to Solidify Your Inpatient Care Coding - AAPC If other providers render services on the date of discharge, they should report the appropriate code from the subsequent category 5 Know How to Count Time Correctly Finally, if you document any of these codes by time, remember this advice: “Time is often underreported for inpatient E M services