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For Medicare patients, inpatient consultations are reported with the initial hospital visit codes (99221â99223). Do not append modifier AI, which is only used by the admitting physician.
1 Provision of services described by CPT codes 94011, 94012 and 94013 must be accomplished with a physician in attendance at the bedside. 2  The Medicare program specifically excludes screening testing. 3  The following summary algorithm is a useful guide that may be considered in medical necessity reviews.