Keep These CMS and MAC Critical Care Documentation Guidelines Handy
Ensure you’re following the rules by reviewing these 11 citations and quotes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and MACs on critical care time documentation, provided by Todd Thomas, CPC, CCS-P, President of ERcoder,Inc. in Edmond, OK.
1. CMS Claims Manual
30.6.12 - Critical Care Visits and Neonatal Intensive Care (Codes 99291 - 99292)
E. Critical Care Services and Physician Time
Critical care is a time-based service, and for each date and encounter entry, the physician’s progress note(s) shall document the total time that critical care services were provided. Resource: www...
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