tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2012 Issue 1

Reader Question: Can two emergency physicians both report critical care?

Question: A critically ill patient was seen by one emergency physician who documented 91 minutes of critical care time. Later that afternoon, a second emergency physician was asked to see the patient for hypotension, started a central line and documented 60 minutes of critical care time of his own. Do I add the critical care services together for the first physician and give the second physician credit for the procedure, or should I just report everything under the second physician? Maryland SubscriberAnswer: Two physicians of the same specialty in the same group will be deemed to be the same...

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