This teleconference is for J5/J8 Part A hospital providers billing on a UB-04 or the electronic equivalent.
Are you billing and coding claims correctly when changing an inpatient admission to an outpatient status? What type of documentation are you including in the medical records to support the change in the patient status? During this event, we will discuss:
• Medicare policy when changing patient status from inpatient to outpatient
• Condition Code 44 criteria
• Billing requirements for Condition Code 44
• Special billing rules for observation services
• Documentation requirements
Time of Event:
Call/Sign-in: 9:45 - 10:00 AM CT (10:45 - 11:00 AM ET)
Event: 10:00 - 11:00 AM CT (11:00 - 12:00 PM ET)

To cancel your registration, open the module titled “Live Event - 04/21/21 Coding Claims when Inpatient Admissions Changes to Outpatient Status", and click on Unregister.

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