Emergency department visit, very high complexity
CPT code 99285 is significant in Emergency Department (ED) services, representing a critical care visit. This code is employed when healthcare providers assess and manage patients with health concerns that present a critical and high level of complexity, requiring urgent and intensive evaluation and management efforts.
Within Emergency Department (ED) services, 99285 is a code that signifies critical care visits where healthcare providers assess and manage patients with health concerns of critical and high complexity. The code is utilized when encounters in the ED demand urgent and intensive evaluation and management efforts. Its use ensures accurate documentation of efforts in managing patients with health concerns that present a critical and high level of complexity during critical care emergency department visits.
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Additional CPT Codes
CPT Code
99309
Subsequent nursing facility care, high complexity
CPT Code
99253
Inpatient consultation, low complexity
CPT Code
99443