CRITICAL CARE: Post-Op Health Crisis? You Can Bill Separately For Critical Care

Article Overview

This premium article discusses billing critical care when it occurs during a surgical global period, with emphasis on postoperative situations, diagnosis code selection, and time-based documentation. It references guidance attributed to Medicare-related sources and coding consultants, and it is aimed at coders, billers, compliance staff, and clinicians who need to understand when critical care may be reported separately from a procedure. The article also addresses related modifier use and the broader documentation expectations for supporting the service.