CPT^® 99469, Under Inpatient Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 99469 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Inpatient Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care.

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Summary

The provider evaluates and manages the subsequent care of a newborn or infant less than 28 days of age in a neonatal critical care setting, after the first day.

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Critically ill newborn coding for time?

Neonate critical care (0-28 days) is not coded by time. The cpts used are 99468-99469. The 99291, etc codes are for pediatric critical care cases 6 years of age and up. Regardless of how much time wa... [ Read More ]

Can you bill a daily E/M Code if you discharged the patient?

If a provider is the discharging provider and documented a discharge summary but they think they won't get paid for a 99238 or 99239 can they bill a daily e/m code (99469,99478-99480) instead? They we... [ Read More ]

PICC LINE billed with Neonatal ICU codes

[QUOTE="MBronowicki, post: 378987, member: 12852"]Can anyone help me with a billing issue. I have been questioned about billing a PICC line (36568) with 99469 or 99472. I need to confirm whether the... [ Read More ]

Inpatient neonatal critical care

I have question on billing for Initial inpatient neonatal critical care (99468) and subsequent inpatient (99469). Does the provider have to be a neonatal specialist or can an MD or regular Pediatricia... [ Read More ]

Neonatal Critical Care + Consultation

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Neonatal Critical Care + Consult Codes consult critical care neonatal

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Ventura County (Oxnard/Camarillo) Meeting Sept 28, 2016 6-8PM 26 members in attendance 3 officers in attendance 6:00pm Opening statements; Holly Scheaffer (Educational Officer) • In search of ... [ Read More ]

Can I bill this in a Post-Op period!?

Hello, I am wondering if we can code this type of visit in a 90 day global period? • Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes S0353 and S0354 are not accepted by Medicare, but are g... [ Read More ]

Use of 99468

A newborn was admitted on 0 day of life to the NICU for intensive services, coded 99477 with subsequent non-critical code for 16 days. On day 17 the baby's status changes to critical. What is the app... [ Read More ]

PICC LINE billed with Neonatal ICU codes

Can anyone help me with a billing issue. I have been questioned about billing a PICC line (36568) with 99469 or 99472. I need to confirm whether the CPT code is bundled and what the provider's docum... [ Read More ]

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