Hospital observation services are provided to patients who are designated as admitted to an "observation status" in a hospital. It is not necessary that the patient is located in the observation unit or area designated by the hospital. If an observation area is not present in the hospital, then the coder will assign these codes as if the patient was placed in such a unit.

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Observation services can be provided to patients in various parts of the hospital, not just in a designated observation unit. The key factor is the patient's status as "under observation," which determines the coding, rather than the physical location within the hospital.

Hospital Observation Services Are Provided to Patients Who Are Designated