Hello, if a patient was seen in the Emergency and a procedure was performed left heart catherization, which the patient then was in observation care for a little over 24 hours, will the patient need a PCP HMO referral to see the specialist for follow up care or will this fall under Global Billing.

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Emergency follow-up care visit with the specialist