Can a subsequent hospital visit be billed for team conferences in a rehabilitation hospital?
No as the subsequent hospital visits codes, 99231-99233, require a face-to-face encounter with the patient and two of the three key components performed (i.e. history of present illness, an exam and medical decision-making). See CMS Publication 100-4, The Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 12, Section 30.6.16, Subsection A that addresses team conferences that may also be billed with CPT codes 99361-99362* (which are bundled/not separately payable codes): http://www.cms.hhs.gov/manuals/downloads/clm104c12.
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