COVID and Non Covid Critial Care Codes

May 7, 2021 7:07 pm

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Action Patient evaluated via: E/M Telehealth
Who is performing Physician / QHP
Applicable CPT Code(s) Critical Care Services
99291 Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes + 99292 Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; each additional 30 minutes (List separately in addition to code for primary service) (Use 99292 in conjunction with 99291)
Applicable ICD-10 CM codes Non-COVID-19 patient: Code applicable diagnoses COVID-19 patient: Code applicable diagnoses, add U07.1, COVID-19 (Effective April 1, 2020 CDC Announcement
Place of Service Report applicable site of care
Notes 1 CMS requires use of modifier 95 for telehealth services; other payors may require its use 2 Individual states (through Executive Order) or payors may permit use of E/M codes with audio-only encounters.
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