Pediatric Coding Alert
Neonatal Code Definitions
Published on Tue Jun 01, 1999
99295: Initial neonatal intensive care, per day, for critically ill neonate or infant (for date of admission only)
99296: Subsequent neonatal intensive care for critically ill and unstable neonate or infant
99297: Subsequent neonatal intensive care for critically ill and stable neonate or infant
99298: Subsequent neonatal intensive care for recovering very low birth weight infant
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