I was summoned to see the pt as the trauma surgeon on duty and was there to perform the emergency assessment trauma eval and critical care management. Male brought in by ambulance after garage door fell and hit him in the head. No loss of consciousness but head and neck pain. I was there to perform emergency assessment trauma eval and critical care mangement.
vitals, eyes, ears, cervical spine, nose, oral cavity,mandible, heart, abdomen etc - all normal
There is no evidence of urhter injury, pt monitored in trauma bay when met dischare criteria allowed to return home.
Total critical care time 50min
I'm tempted to bill 99291 because of the dr. note of Critical care time of 50 min but wonder if another code in place of service 23 is more appropriate???
vitals, eyes, ears, cervical spine, nose, oral cavity,mandible, heart, abdomen etc - all normal
There is no evidence of urhter injury, pt monitored in trauma bay when met dischare criteria allowed to return home.
Total critical care time 50min
I'm tempted to bill 99291 because of the dr. note of Critical care time of 50 min but wonder if another code in place of service 23 is more appropriate???