Evaluation And Management
Chapter 2
Section 2.1
Hospital Care
Issue Date: March
3, 1992
Copyright: CPT only © 2006
American Medical Association (or such other date of publication
of CPT).
All Rights Reserved.
Revision:
1.0 CPT PROCEDURE
CODES
99221 - 99233, 99238, 99239
2.0 DESCRIPTION
2.1 An initial hospital
visit includes the history, examination, and medical decision making.
2.2 Subsequent hospital
care consists of visits subsequent to the initial visit. Such care
consists of an interval history, examination, and medical decision-making.
3.0 POLICY
Initial
hospital care and subsequent hospital care is covered when provided
by an individual professional provider for the covered hospitalization.
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