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You would use subsequent inpatient visit codes 99231-99233.
The location does not determine whether 99291-99292 is used; the patient being critically ill and having the provider attest to the fact that the patient is critically ill is the only time you can bill 99291-99292.
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Ensure the physician states reason the patient was very ill due to breathing problems, sepsis, cardiac arrest, a full code, SOB fainting Etc. Also he or she should add the minutes on end of record and ensure doc signs it.