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Wiki Chronic Vent Management? Physician Fee?

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If the patient arrives with a current chronic vent, can the hospitalist bill for 94002 vent management, initial day? We can find information it cannot be billed with an E/M, but for the initial day, does the provider also need to initiate the pressure or volume in order to code? No luck with any coding clinics or CPT Assists. What is documented in the progress note is: Chronic vent dependency. Continue current settings. He is somewhat stressed secondary to the low oxygen carrying capacity. Our next hurdle would be if he cannot code for the initial day, is it appropriate to bill for subsequent days 94003? Physician fee?
 
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