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Let’s Get Critical With This 99291/+99292 Quiz

Published on Tue Jan 24, 2023

How much do you really know about critical care services?

They may have short descriptors. But evaluation and management (E/M) codes 99291 (Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes) and +99292 (… each additional 30 minutes …) are subject to a lot of very specific guidelines.

You may think you know them all. But do you really? Here are five tough questions that will test your critical care knowledge. Answer them all correctly, and you can call yourself a critical care E/M expert.

Question 1: For what setting(s) can you code critical care services?

Question 2: What clinical criteria does a patient have to meet in order for you to be able to code 99291/+99292?

Question 3: What level of provider decision making is necessary to support 99291/+99292?

Question 4: What work can you count toward time when coding 99291/+99292?

Question 5: How do you code critical care services under 30 minutes or over 75 minutes?

Think you know the answers? Click here to know the Answers.

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