Abstract
Procedures are a mainstay of critical care physician assistant and nurse practitioner duties. Despite this, billing and coding for procedures remains poorly understood by both providers and administration. The key to accurate billing is proper CPT code selection and adequate documentation.
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Carpenter, D. (2016). Billing and Coding for Procedures. In: Taylor, D., Sherry, S., Sing, R. (eds) Interventional Critical Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25286-5_5
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