Wiki Premature with no othe dx

alumnieib

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What hosptial visit cpt would be assigned for a premature newborn with no other significant dx? Routine care?
 
I belive the poster is trying to code for an encounter with the baby after the birth. Look at. The V20 codes for the dx with a 765.1 for the premature status and use the newborn visit codes 99460-99463 codes for the encounters.
 
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Thank you, Debra, you would go with routine as there is no other dx. That is what I was leaning toward even though the Provider did admit the newborn to the Special Nursery. Only routine observation was being performed.
 
Yes just use the routine newborn codes for the visit read the instructions for use in the CPT book, use the V20 code and the code for the premature status. If you are wanting to code just a routine neonatal nursery visit.
 
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