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Are inpatient and outpatient episodes considered as separate for billing purposes, so that when a patient is discharged a new episode of care automatically commences?

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Question: If the same treating rehab physician sees a patient following discharge in their outpatient rooms, can this be billed as an item 132 (obviously with a relevant referral), or is it an item 133/116 depending on other factors?  I'm just not clear if the inpatient and outpatient episodes are to be considered in isolation of each other.

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