What Is the Cpt Code 99217

Observation Care Discharge Service (CPT code. 99217) when the patient is admitted for observation. care and discharged on a different calendar date.

What is procedure code 99217?

Observation Care Discharge Day Management CPT Code 99217 is used to report all services provided to a patient discharged from outpatient hospital “observation status” if the discharge is on a date other than the initial date of “observation status”.

Is 99217 an add on code?

A: Assign the appropriate same day observation code (99234-99236) for combined ED/Observation services. Do not assign 99217. (Note that there is no 8 hour threshold for CPT observation services.) For a Medicare patient with 6 hours of Observation time, codes 99218-99220 would be used.