Hi,
i work in a group practise doctors office. we also have doctors that we bill for, that see pts in the hospital/ER.
Our hospitalist admit pts, do subsequent visits and discharge pts. We were having a discussion on the ICD10 coding though.

if a pt is admitted to the hospital and our doctor is in charge of their care, would the ICD10 coding be based on InPatient? (meaning you CAN code "probable, possible, looks like") or because we are billing for a Hospitalist (but still coding 99221-99239 for inpatient CPTs), is the ICD10 coding considered Outpatient coding? (meaning that you CANNOT code "possible, probable" etc)?
i really need an answer/opinion on this; please help.
thank you