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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