Center to Advance Palliative Care

... ...
For Patients and Families
Partner
Sponsor
 
  Print this page
Views

CAPC Palliative Care Discussion Forum
Billing and Finance

Next Reply: Re:Acute inpatient to inpatient hospice care
Previous Message: Physician Specialty Designation
Next Message: Palliative Care denials-2 MDs same day service

Post Acute inpatient to inpatient hospice care
Author: JoanP
Date: Nov 19, 2010 1:37 pm
Our hospital is an acute inpatient one. We do not have our won hospice. We have a contract with the area Hospice program. When a patient is in initially as acute inpatient and then signs on to inpatient hospice( staying in the same bed) what is the appropriate UB 04 code to use when our hospital coders complete the chart? The 51 code states ' qualified' hospital. Does this mean the hospital has be a licensed Hospice agency. Thank you
Replies: order by [Date] [Author] [Subject]
Re:Acute inpatient to inpatient hospice care (by suzannenk on 11/20/2010)
I do not know the code used but I do know that the patient is discharged from the acute bed and admitted under a hospice code. Even if the person stays in the same bed, it is a new admission.

IMPORTANT: In order to post a new message or reply to an existing post in the discussion you must login. If you are not a registered member you may join here.
The statements posted in the forum section of capc.org are opinions expressed by website visitors and do not necessarily represent the viewpoints or positions of the Center to Advance Palliative Care(CAPC). CAPC is not responsible for the factual or legal accuracy of any of the statements posted.


General questions about using the CAPCconnect™ palliative care discussion forum?
Email: Jennifer.Raiten@mssm.edu

Lost login username/password questions? Email: Margaret.Schutz@mssm.edu