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Initial and Continuing Intensive Care Services CPT® Code range 99477- 99480

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for Inpatient Neonatal Intensive Care Services and Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care Services 99477-99480 is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association.

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CPT® Code Range 99477- 99480
Section 99477-99480
Initial and Continuing Intensive Care Services
99477
99478
99479
99480
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Am I correct in thinking that the only codes that are allowed to be billed as a Split (or Shared) are codes 99202-99215 (Other Outpatient) , 99217-99226 (Hospital Observation), 99221-99239 (Hospital I... [ Read More ]
Neonatal Critical Care versus Intensive Care
I'm having difficulty deciphering the difference between Neonatal Critical Care (99468-99476) vs Intensive Care (99477-99480) and their appropriate applications. When I share the CPT descriptions of t... [ Read More ]
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This is very close to a question I have, if the newborn is in the nursery being treated for NAS with morphine, are the intensive care codes (99477, 99478-99480) appropriate or would it be 99233?... [ Read More ]
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One of our providers is insisting that once morphine is started for his newborns on NAS monitoring, the intensive care codes (99477, 99478-99480) are appropriate. While I agree intensive observation a... [ Read More ]
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Continuing Intensive Care Service 99477-99480
Hi, I need some direction with the intensive care code (99477-99480). I've read the guidelines but looking at my provider's notes, it seems like the visits are not meeting them. My question is if the ... [ Read More ]
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