Coding Critical Care? What You Can’t Bill Separately

Although there are some physician services you can report separately from critical care, watch out. There are many services you can’t unbundle from critical care, including:

cardiac output measurements (93561, 93562)
chest x-rays (71010, 71015, 71020)
pulse oximetry (94760, 94761, 94762)
information data stored in computers (such as electrocardiograms, blood pressures, hematologic data, etc.)
blood gasses
gastric intubation (43752, 91105)
temporary transcutaneous […]

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