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Emergency vs. Critical

Published on Wed Mar 12, 2014

Question: One of the physicians in my office went to the emergency department to meet one of her patients who had an accident at home with a power tool. She was out of the ED within an hour. Can I use 99281-99285 for this service? Maine Subscriber  Answer: If your physician performed emergency services, the answer is yes. You would report the [...]
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