LTibbetts
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I'm sure this has been addressed in the past but I am curious about ER admit codes and what qualifies for a level 4 or 5. I have providers here that tell me that an ER admit has to be either a level 4 or a level 5, based solely on the fact that the patient was admitted. Is this true?
Also, for the ROS, I keep getting conflicting info so I could use some clarification on this. I have read the guidelines over and over and just can't seem to grasp it. I come across many charts that state the ROS is as per HPI. Does this count and if so, can you count the info from the HPI again for the ROS?
And lastly, for critical care codes, I know that the CPT book clarifies some of the tests that are inclusive to cc codes, but are there more things included in the cc codes that aren't listed there? Like the intubation for instance, the gastric is included, does that mean that an ET tube is not? What if you have a chart and it specifies that the doc spent 40 minutes providing critical care minus the time that it took for the other procedures performed. How do we know how long it took to do a certain procedure? How are we suppose to calculate that?
Also, for the ROS, I keep getting conflicting info so I could use some clarification on this. I have read the guidelines over and over and just can't seem to grasp it. I come across many charts that state the ROS is as per HPI. Does this count and if so, can you count the info from the HPI again for the ROS?
And lastly, for critical care codes, I know that the CPT book clarifies some of the tests that are inclusive to cc codes, but are there more things included in the cc codes that aren't listed there? Like the intubation for instance, the gastric is included, does that mean that an ET tube is not? What if you have a chart and it specifies that the doc spent 40 minutes providing critical care minus the time that it took for the other procedures performed. How do we know how long it took to do a certain procedure? How are we suppose to calculate that?
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