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NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION:

Content and Documentation Requirements
 

CPT Code 99239: Discharge Care - Extended

 

CPT code 99239 is used to report all services provided to a patient on the day of discharge, if other than the initial date of inpatient status (i.e., the situation where the patient is discharged the same day as they are admitted) if the total time spent exceeds 30 minutes. There should be specific documentation in the chart of such.