Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert
Who's Eligible for Critical Care?
Published on Fri Feb 05, 2010
Some examples of patients who might receive neurocritical care E/M services include patients with the following diagnoses: Caveat:
Cerebral vascular occlusion/stroke (434) Hydrocephalus (742.3) Intracerebral hemorrhage (431) Myasthenia gravis crisis (358.01) Spinal cord injury (952) Status migrainosus (346) Status epilepticus (345.3) Subarachnoid hemorrhage (852.1) Traumatic brain injury (V80.01).
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