You Be the Coder:
Think Critically About This Critical Care Scenario
Published on Tue Jul 16, 2024
Question: Our hospital physician provided a neonate with critical care throughout the first 28 days of life, and we billed the subsequent visits with the neonate code. But, when the patient turns 29 days old and receives critical care, do I bill that as an initial visit because it’s a new code set, or do I bill as a subsequent visit [...]