Pediatrics Developmental Behavioral Screening

CPT code 99465 designates subsequent hospital care for the neonate, requiring ongoing assessment, coordination of care, and medical decision-making of critical complexity. This code is applied when healthcare providers deliver subsequent hospital care to neonates, involving ongoing assessment, coordination of care, and medical decision-making of critical complexity.

CPT code:

99465

Category:

Category I

Section:

Explore Evaluation and Management CPT Codes

Specialty:

Delivery/Birthing Room Attendance and Resuscitation Services

Type:

Delivery/Birthing Room Attendance and Resuscitation Services

In the landscape of neonatal care, 99465 holds significance, representing subsequent hospital care for neonates. Healthcare providers utilize this code when delivering ongoing care that includes assessment, coordination of care, and medical decision-making of critical complexity. Its use ensures accurate documentation of efforts in the provision of continuous and highly specialized care to neonates in the hospital setting.

Under what category does Pediatrics Developmental Behavioral Screening fall?

Category I

What is the billing unit for Pediatrics Developmental Behavioral Screening?

Per Encounter

Modifiers

Clinical use

Initial hospital care, per day, for the evaluation and management of a patient.

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.