Effective January 1, 2023, this information is no longer up-to-date. The material on this page covers only the 1995 and 1997 E/M guidelines and is no longer accurate. A new set of E/M guidelines was released in 2021, with some minor modifcations added for 2023. These new guidelines are now used to document all encounters in both the outpatient and inpatient settings. For the most recent E/M coding guidance, visit our home page here.
Preview: Critical Care and Other Timed Services
Author/Narrator: Peter R. Jensen, MD, CPC (Physician/Coder)
Format: Self-paced video tutorial (plays on any computer connected to the internet)
Run Time 33:14
CME: 0.5 hours of AMA Category 1 CME credit
0.5 AAPC CEUs
Most doctors don't recognize critical care when they see it, which leads to under-billing for this service. See what it takes to qualify for critical care and learn how to calculate the time spent. See which procedures may be billed separately and which are bundled into the critical care codes. This program also deals with coding for time-based E/M visits, prolonged services and discharge services.
