ReviewJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2023
Controversies in CPT® coding in the neonatal intensive care unit: - critical vs. intensive care.
Review in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
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Who cites it
4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- From on-call to on-site: the impact of 24-hour in-house neonatology on billing patterns and physician productivity.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
- Neonatal point-of-care ultrasound-steps for program development.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Review
- Is it time for a separate residency and department in "Neonatal Critical Care Medicine"?Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025Review
- Neonatology consultation program coding.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2024Article
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
Professional reimbursement to neonatal providers is based on the level of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) coding in the NICU, newborn nursery and other areas where neonatal care is provided. Four levels of evaluation and management (E&M) care-critical, intensive, routine-hospital care or normal newborn care can be provided to neonates. The work relative value units (wRVUs) associated with these four levels of care vary widely. This manuscript provides a brief review of basic features associated with each of these four levels with a specific perspective on differences between critical and intensive care codes. Coding and billing are constantly evolving fields with significant variation in interpretation and readers are encouraged to review the current publications on CPT® coding and make an informed decision on the best codes to be used for their patients.
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