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Published on Tue Aug 18, 2020

Hint: Patient status and services, not location, drive 99291-+99292 billing. The adult critical care codes 99291 (Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes) and +99292 (… each additional 30 minutes …) can present big problems for coders. First, you must make sure that the patient meets the clinical criteria for the [...]
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