Evaluation And Management
Chapter 2
Section 6.1
Patient Transport
Issue Date: March 11, 2002
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Revision:
1.0 CPT
PROCEDURE CODES
99289, 99290
2.0 DESCRIPTION
Patient transport refers to physician attendance
and direct face-to-face care by a physician during the interfacility
transport of a critically ill or injured patient. Face-to-face care
begins when the physician assumes the primary responsibility of
the patient at the referring hospital/facility and ends when the
receiving hospital/facility accepts responsibility for the patient’s
care.
3.0 POLICY
Procedure(s) or service(s) performed/directed
by the physician before and during transport of a critically ill
or injured patient is a covered benefit.
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