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We are questioning whether the drawing of arterial blood bundles into intensive care services.
 
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CPT Guidelines

The answer to your question is found in the CPT Guidelines
(2009 Professional Edition, page 34-35).

F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC
 
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FYI, 99477 is not critical care--it is intensive care. And the short answer is no, you can't--it is bundled-- it follows the critical care rules on those pages.
If the patient is critical, and is documented appropriately, use 99468.It is a higher RVU. The provider must document in the note why the patient is critical (respiratory failure, RDS, etc) But it doesn't have to have a time statement, unlike adult critical care.
 
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