You Be the Coder:
Look to Critical Care Code in This Vent Situation
Published on Wed Apr 21, 2021
Question: Our pulmonologist performed vent management on a critically ill patient. We reported 94002 and it was denied. Should we appeal? Kansas Subscriber Answer: If your physician provides initial-day ventilation management services in the course of treating a critically ill or injured patient, you’ll report the critical care code instead of a ventilation management code, per CPT® guidelines, as long [...]