tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2008 Issue 32

Reader Question: Physician Leading CPR Can Report 92950, As Well As E/M, If Applicable

Emergency defibrillation, however, is probably not billable along with the CPR, so don't try and use the cardioversion codes. Question:When several physicians participate in a CPR service for a patient, which codes should I bill? In particular, I'd like to know what I should report if the physician was leading the service, and if our physician simply assists in the CPR service. Answer: CPR (92950, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation [eg, in cardiac arrest])is a physician-performed service when the physician is present during the mechanical respirations and chest compressions. It consists of these functions only and cannot be described as "ACLS protocols...

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