tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2023 Issue Q2

Emergency Procedures: Check Technique When Coding Endotracheal Intubation

Do you know which techniques qualify for 31500? When your ED physician performs endotracheal intubation, there are several different techniques they could use to insert the breathing tube that would qualify for 31500 (Intubation, endotracheal, emergency procedure). The trick is being able to recognize these techniques as 31500-eligible. This takes procedural and clinical knowledge, as well as smarts about what CPT® considers a 31500 procedure. Read on for more information on coding endotracheal intubation in the ED. ED E/M Precedes Endotracheal Intubation When your physician treats a patient that ends up needing endotracheal intubation, there will certainly be a...

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