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99222 - Initial hospital inpatient or observation care, per day, for the evaluation and management of a patient, which

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Procedure / ServiceInitial hospital inpatient or observation care, per day, for the evaluation and management of a patient, which
Procedure / Service Description

moist dressings, enzymatic, abrasion, larval therapy), including topical application(s), wound assessment, and - making. When using total time on the date of the encounter for code selection, 40 minutes must be met or exceeded. 99222 Initial hospital inpatient or observation care, per day, for the evaluation and management of a patient, which requires a medically appropriate history and/or examination and moderate level of medical decision making.

Likely documents
  • Confirm benefit details
  • Submit clinical notes if requested by the plan
Next actions
  • Confirm the current plan policy before submission.
  • Use the insurer authorization workflow for this listed code.