I had one our of physicians today ask if he could see a patient that is currently an inpatient. The patient is due for a six month follow up and our doctor was at the hospital doing a satellite clinic in the out patient section of the hospital He was not consulted by the attending physician, but thought he could just see the patient since he was there. I know we can’t bill for an inpatient consult (99222) or an out patient E&M visit. I’m thinking we could just bill for a subsequent hospital visit, but wanted to know if anyone has run across this before.