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INITIAL HOSPITAL SERVICES
 

 
Initial Hospital Care (99221-99223)

These codes are used to bill for initial hospital services otherwise known to physicians as H&Ps.  When you admit a patient to the hospital as in inpatient, these are the codes you will use.  There are three levels of care for this type of encounter which all require qualifying documentation of three out of three key components
Level E/M Code History Physical Exam MDM Time
1 99221 Detailed Detailed Straightforward / Low 30
2 99222 Comprehensive Comprehensive Moderate 50
3 99223 Comprehensive Comprehensive High 70
For these encounters, documentation of all three key components is required for any given level of care
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