What does a Level 2 NICU mean?
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What does a Level 2 NICU mean?
Level II: Intensive care for sick and premature infants. Level III: Comprehensive care for more seriously ill newborns. Level IV: Major surgery, surgical repair of serious congenital heart and anomolies that require cardiopulmonary bypass and/or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for medical conditions.
How do I bill my NICU?
Code 99477 represents initial hospital care of the neonate (28 days or younger) who is not critically ill but requires intensive observation, frequent interventions, and other intensive care services.
What is the difference between Level 2 and 3 NICU?
Level 1 and 2 NICUs are designed to provide basic care for newborns with conditions that are expected to resolve without need for subspecialty care. To be designated a level 3 NICU, the unit must offer prompt and readily available access to a full range of pediatric medical subspecialties.
What is Revenue Code 173?
‹‹Policy for Revenue Code 173›› – Used to bill sick baby services for the newborn when staffing ratio is 1 staff to 3 or more patients and the mother is still an inpatient. – Requires separate TAR approval for newborn commencing with onset of illness. – Must be billed separately from mother’s claim.
What are NICU revenue codes?
The NICU levels of care are based on the complexity of care that a newborn with specified diagnoses and symptoms requires. All four levels of care are represented by a unique revenue code: Level 1/0171, Level 2/0172, Level 3/0173, and Level 4/0174.
What are Nicu revenue codes?
What is revenue Code 250 used for?
Pharmacy
| Revenue Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 250 | Pharmacy |
| 251 | Generic drug |
| 252 | Non-generic drug |
| 255 | Drugs incident to radiology |
What does the G in Apgar stand for?
Apgar stands for “Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, and Respiration.”
What is revenue Code 722?
722 – Interim – First Claim – This code is used for the first of an expected series of payment bills for the same course of treatment.
How do you document an Apgar score?
How does the Apgar score work?
- A: Activity/muscle tone.
- P: Pulse/heart rate.
- G: Grimace (response to stimulation, such as suctioning the baby’s nose)
- A: Appearance (color)
- R: Respiration/breathing.
