NOTE:For the reporting of services provided by hospital outpatient departments, off-site provider departments, and provider-based entities, all references in the code descriptors to “physician” are to be disregarded. Example: A patient reports for pulmonary function testing in the morning and then ...
WHATISTHEPLACEOFSERVICE?PhysicianofficeHospitalNursingfacilityOutpatientclinicEmergencydepartmentObservationareaofhospital WHATTYPEOFSERVICEWHATTYPEOFSERVICE?Examplesare:InitialcareforafirstvisitSubsequentcareforfollow-upvisitsProlongedcareStandbyservices WHATISTHEPATIENT’SSTATUS?Isthepatient:IllorinjuredCriticallyillorinjured...