You Be the Coder:
Ask These 3 Questions for Correct Inpatient Pediatric Critical Care Coding
Published on Tue Oct 12, 2021
Question: What is the difference between neonatal critical care (99468-99476) and intensive care (99477-99480) and their appropriate applications? AAPC Forum Participant Answer: You should assign a code from 99468-99476 (Initial/Subsequent inpatient neonate/pediatric critical care, per day, for the evaluation and management of a critically ill neonate/infant or young child…) or 99477-99480 (Initial/Subsequent intensive hospital care, per day, for the evaluation [...]