AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 10 (October)

Critical Care (October 2004)

October 2004 page 14a Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Evaluation and Management, 92950, 99291, 99292 (Q&A) Question A critically ill patient was brought to the emergency department where the emergency department physician provided 30 minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) during the 2-hours of critical care time. How is this reported? AMA Comment Based on CPT coding guidelines, cardiopulmonary resuscitation is reported separately from critical care services, but the time spent performing CPR is not counted toward determining total critical care time. Code 92950, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (eg, in cardiac arrest), is reported for the 30 minutes of CPR. Codes 99291...

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