WAC 182-531-0750. Inpatient hospital physician-related services

(1) The department separately reimburses the attending provider for inpatient hospital professional services rendered by the attending provider during the surgical follow-up period only if the services are performed for an emergency condition or a diagnosis that is unrelated to the inpatient stay. (2) The department reimburses for only one inpatient hospital call per client, per day for the same or related diagnoses. If a call is included in the global surgery reimbursement, the department does not reimburse separately. (3) The department reimburses a hospital admission related to a planned surgery through the global fee for surgery.