a person or thing that floats. 2. Informal. a person who is continually changing his or her place of abode, employment, etc. 3. an employee without a fixed job assignment: One of our officers works as a floater, filling in when someone is out. 4. U.S. Politics. a voter not attached to any party, especially a person whose vote may be purchased. 5. a person who fraudulently votes, usually for pay, in different places in the same election.
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.
Medicare payers have identified these E&M codes, especially, as problematic: 1  New patient office or other outpatient visits â CPT codes 99201-99205. 2  Established patient office or other outpatient visits â CPT codes 99211-99215. 3  Initial hospital care for new or established patient â CPT codes 99221-99223.