Reader Question:
Be Critical of These Codes in CCU Situations
Published on Thu Apr 23, 2020
Question: When our provider rounds on a patient in the critical care unit (CCU), can we use the critical care E/M codes for the encounter? South Carolina Subscriber Answer: Just because the physician sees a patient in the CCU doesn’t mean you can automatically use a critical care code. To use the critical care codes 99291 (Critical care, evaluation and [...]