tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2006 Issue 5

5 Quick Answers Teach You About Critical Care

Not all ICU patients are critical, and not all critical patients are in the ICU If reporting adult critical care services (99291-99292) leaves you with more questions than answers, here's the help you-ve been searching for. The five question-and-answer scenarios below should solve all of your most common critical care dilemmas. 1. What Qualifies a Patient for Critical Care? A critical care patient must be -critically ill- or -critically injured,- according to CPT guidelines. A critical illness or injury -acutely impair[s] one or more vital organ systems such that there is a high probability of imminent or life-threatening...

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