Initial Hospital Care, Neonatal Intensive Care, Subsequent

CPT code 99462 designates initial hospital care for the neonate, requiring a comprehensive history, examination, and medical decision-making of high complexity. This code is applied when healthcare providers deliver initial hospital care to neonates, involving a comprehensive assessment that includes a detailed history, examination, and medical decision-making of high complexity.

CPT code:

99462

Category:

Category I

Section:

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Specialty:

Newborn Care Services

Type:

Newborn Care

Within the realm of neonatal care, 99462 plays a crucial role, representing the provision of initial hospital care for neonates. Healthcare providers utilize this code when delivering comprehensive care, involving a detailed history, examination, and medical decision-making of high complexity. Its application ensures accurate documentation of efforts in the provision of specialized and high-complexity care to neonates in the hospital setting.

Under what category does Initial Hospital Care, Neonatal Intensive Care, Subsequent fall?

Category I

What is the billing unit for Initial Hospital Care, Neonatal Intensive Care, Subsequent?

Per Encounter

Modifiers

Clinical use

Newborn care services (other than preventive medicine) provided to normal newborn infants in the hospital, per day.

Documentation

Psychiatric collaborative care management, each additional 30 minutes in subsequent months. Clearly document each additional 30-minute increment of psychiatric collaborative care management, including the start and end times, the involvement of the psychiatric consultant, and the specific care management interventions provided.