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Critical Care Time

Published on Thu Feb 08, 2024

Question: I have an encounter form in front of me that’s a bit confusing. Notes indicate that the ED physician performed 84 minutes of care for a critically ill patient. During the 84 minutes, the physician took 25 minutes to order and interpret a two-view chest X-ray and performed 25 minutes of ventilatory management. Can I report 99291 and +99292 for [...]
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