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Safely Report Critical Care and Consult On the Same Day

Published on Thu Mar 19, 2015

Question: We recently had this type of claim. Hospital Consultation/ (High Complexity), Critical Care First Hr., over 60 mins. Thepulmonologist also performed Bronchoscopy (with BAL), and Insert Emergency Airway. All on the same day. How should I code this situation? Answer: A little more additional information is required to answer this query perfectly. We need to know whether both the inpatient consultation [...]
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