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How Should You Code 20 Minutes of Critical Care?
Published on Tue Sep 08, 2020
Question: Which code should we report if the physician sees a critically ill patient for less than 30 minutes? Our pulmonologist worked with a critically ill COPD patient, and even after tallying floor time and discussions with other practitioners, we only get to 20 minutes. Minnesota Subscriber Answer: A service lasting fewer than 30 minutes does not meet the critical [...]