For coding purposes, are there any special documentation requirements when Concurrent care is provided?
Concurrent care is the provision of similar services (eg, hospital visits) to the same patient by more than one physician on the same day. CPT manual does not cite any special reporting requirements when concurrent care is provided. However, when concurrent care is provided, the ICD-9 diagnosis code reported by each physician should reflect the need for the provision of similar services to the same patient by more than one physician on the same day. In other words, medical necessity of why concurrent care is needed should be evidenced by the ICD-9 codes reported. It must be noted that reporting the same ICD-9 code(s) that is most specific in representing the service does not, in any means, preclude billing for the concurrent care.
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