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Wiki critical care coding
- Thread starter poyersaug
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ARCPC9491
True Blue
Critical care could be billed every day as long as they are indeed critically ill, and meet the requirements.
gailmc
Networker
First I would question whether the patient is really critical if there is no change in their condition - critcal care is defined in PHYS-022 "A critical illness or injury acutely impairs one or more vital organ systems such that there is a high probability of imminent or life threatening deterioration in the patient's condition." Is the provider actually performing critical care if there is not change in the patient's condition; Your patient's documentation should answer that question for you and support any length of time spent performing critical care.
You can bill for more than one 99291 per day if the provider's performing the critical care are of different specialities. Cardio verus neurology, etc.
You can bill for more than one 99291 per day if the provider's performing the critical care are of different specialities. Cardio verus neurology, etc.