Critical Care Services

Medicare Definition of Critical Care

CY 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Changes

Critical Care Visits During a Surgical Global Period

Modifier FT is defined as an unrelated E/M visit during a postoperative period, or on the same day as a procedure or another E/M visit. (Report when an E/M visit is furnished within the global period but is unrelated, or when one or more additional E/M visits furnished on the same day are unrelated).

Documenting Critical Care

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