tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2024 Issue Q2

Reader Questions: Keep CPR, E/M Separate

Question: Can I report an ED evaluation and management (E/M) code along with a code for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)? Or is CPR included in the ED E/M package? Idaho Subscriber Answer: Any patient who needs CPR would likely have received critical care services if the documented time threshold of 30 minutes had been reached. Assuming they have not, as in this question, ED E/M code 99285 (Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management of a patient, which requires a medically appropriate history and/or examination and high level of medical decision making) would be justified. Much like with critical...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert.


You have ED coding questions, and we deliver money-in-the-bank answers to help you defeat your claim issues and secure optimal reimbursement.

Stay in the know and avoid federal reproach with your subscription to TCI’s ED Coding and Reimbursement Alert.

  • Current newsletters added each month
  • Fully searchable archives - over 2100 articles
  • ALL years/issues back to 1998 organized by year and issue
  • Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
  • Code Information pages link back to related articles
Access to this feature is available in the following products:
  • tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert +Archives

demo
request yours today
 subscribe
start today
 newsletter
free subscription

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.