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What are some opinions on the facility side of critical care - do you code for nursing critical care or since no true documentation of 1:1 you do not code critical care....
What are some opinions on the facility side of critical care - do you code for nursing critical care or since no true documentation of 1:1 you do not code critical care....
Hi Sue. Our facility doesn't separate nursing CC charges from the ICU Room and Board charges, except when CC occurs in the ED. (No R&B charge in the ED).
I am always very careful when it comes to charging CC. The first thing I search for is ED physician critical care time, if MD documents 30 mins or more of critical care time spent with pt, then I start looking thru nursing documenation for proof of 1 to 1 care over 30 mins.