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Inpatient Admission Followed by Discharge or Death Prior to Room Assignment
This CR provides billing instructions when there is an
inpatient admission and discharge prior to a room being assigned and/or occupied.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: February 09, 2006
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