tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 28

CRITICAL CARE CODING: Become a Master of Time With These 2 Critical Care FAQs

Beware: CPT, CMS differ on 'family discussion' parameters. When the physician treats a patient with a critical illness or injury, coders need to know when to start and stop the critical care clock in order to avoid miscoding. Check out these two FAQs to find out what's part of critical care, what's not, and how to correctly count the minutes to ensure the most accurate and profitable 99291-+99292 claims. Q. What Must I Carve Out of Critical Care Time? Be careful when considering critical care minutes; many services that you might think are part of the 99291 (Critical care...

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