tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2005 Issue 1

No More Struggling With 2 Neonatal Definitions

CPT 2005 clears the confusion with 28-day definition If you're tired of trying to remember whether a neonate becomes an infant when she turns 28 days or 31 days, you can finally commit the 28th day to memory. Because ICD-9 and CPT defined the neonatal period differently, coders had to make sure they matched the right definition with the right coding system. CPT 2005, however, ends the age debate. Neonate Describes Infant Under 29 Days of Age  CPT 2004 defines a neonate as 30 days or younger, says David G. Jamiovich, MD, pediatric transport program medical director...

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