AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 7 (July)
Inpatient Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care Services (July 2006)
July 2006 pages 4-6 Coding Communication:Inpatient Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care Services Substantial revisions have been made to the Inpatient Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care Services guidelines for CPT 2006. This coding update, written in a Q&A-like fashion, will focus on the specific guidelines as they pertain to the four inpatient neonatal and pediatric critical care services codes: 99293, 99294, 99295, and 99296. What is critical care? Critical care is the direct delivery by a physician(s) of medical care for a critically ill or critically injured patient. A critical illness or injury acutely impairs one or more vital...
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