Inpatient Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care CPT® Code range 99468- 99476

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for Inpatient Neonatal Intensive Care Services and Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care Services 99468-99476 is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association.

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CPT® Code Range 99468- 99476
Section 99468-99476
Inpatient Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care
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[QUOTE="arosborne, post: 414937, member: 353926"]Obviously the providers who don’t bill the 99468-99476 for each day have to have a code to get paid from and that is why this rule on 99291, 99292 is... [ Read More ]
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WOW I think you have to look at the Inpatient Neonatal Critical Care Codes; 99468-99476 first and foremost. It would seem to me that your providers should be using these codes if they care for neonate... [ Read More ]
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