tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2005 Issue 2

Critical Care: Your Most Challenging Questions Answered

 Discharged patients may still require 99291 and 99292 Think you can't report critical care codes when the doctor discharges the patient later that day? You might be surprised. Take a look at these critical care situations to determine whether you're reporting these complicated codes correctly. Question #1: Are there specific guidelines that state a physician must have a certain amount of HPI and ROS in order to bill critical care time? For example, our doctor documented the physical examination and that he spent 30 minutes with the patient, but I'm not sure whether I can report 99291...

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