COVID and Non Covid Intensive Care Codes

May 11, 2021 7:00 pm

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Action Patient evaluated via: E/M Telehealth
Who is performing Physician / QHP
Applicable CPT Code(s) Initial hospital care neonate (28 days or younger) Subsequent intensive care
Recovering very low birth weight infant (present body weight less than 1500 grams) Recovering low birth weight infant (present body weight 15002000 grams) Recovering infant (present body weight 25015000 grams)
99477 99478 99479 99480
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 21 Inpatient Hospital
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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