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Outpatient hospital care
Medical or surgical care furnished by a hospital to a patient if that patient has not been admitted as an inpatient but is registered on hospital records as an outpatient. If a doctor orders that a patient be placed under observation, it may be considered outpatient care, even if the patient stays under observation overnight.
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