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DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
 CRITICAL CARE
                                                                                             Fee
        CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVE CARE AREA)
         Critical Care is the service rendered by a physician for providing, in an Intensive Care Area, all
         aspects of care of a critically ill patient excluding ventilatory support and includes initial
         consultation and assessment, emergency resuscitation, intravenous lines, cutdowns,
         intraosseous infusion, pressure infusion sets and pharmacological agents, insertion of arterial,
         C.V.P. or urinary catheters and nasogastric intubation with or without anaesthesia, securing and
         interpretation of laboratory tests, oximetry, transcutaneous blood gases, and intracranial
         pressure monitoring interpretation and assessment when indicated (excluding insertion of
         I.C.P. measuring device). Except when a patient is on a ventilator, these fees are not payable
         for services rendered to stabilized patients in I.C.U.s, or patients admitted for ECG monitoring
         or observation alone. If the patient has been transferred from comprehensive care to critical
         care, the day of the transfer shall be deemed for payment purposes to be the second day of
         critical care.
     Physician-in-charge
# G400 - 1st day................................................................................ 223.10
# G401 - 2nd to 30th day, inclusive .................................... per diem                146.45
# G402 - 31st day onwards ................................................ per diem               58.60
    VENTILATORY SUPPORT (INTENSIVE CARE AREA)
     Ventilatory Support includes provision of ventilatory care including initial consultation and
     assessment of the patient, intravenous lines, endotracheal intubation with positive pressure
     ventilation including insertion of arterial C.V.P lines, tracheal toilet, use of artificial ventilator and
     all necessary measures for its supervision, obtaining and interpretation of blood gases,
     oximetry, transcutaneous blood gases and assessment. If the patient has been transferred from
     comprehensive care to ventilatory care, the day of the transfer shall be deemed for payment
     purposes to be the second day of ventilatory care.
     Physician-in-charge
# G405 - 1st day................................................................................ 183.80
# G406 - 2nd to 30th day, inclusive .................................... per diem                 96.45
# G407 - 31st day onwards ................................................. per diem              64.20
    COMPREHENSIVE CARE (INTENSIVE CARE AREA)
     Comprehensive Care is the service rendered by an Intensive Care physician who provides
     complete care (both Critical Care and Ventilatory Support as defined above) to Intensive Care
     Area patients. This service includes the initial consultation and assessment and subsequent
     examinations of the patient, endotracheal intubation, tracheal toilet, artificial ventilation and all
     necessary measures for respiratory support, emergency resuscitation, insertion of intravenous
     lines, cutdowns, intraosseous infusion, arterial and/or venous catheters pressure infusion sets
     and pharmacological agents, insertion of C.V.P. lines, defibrillation, cardioversion and usual
     resuscitative measures, insertion of urinary catheters and nasogastric intubation with or without
     anaesthesia, securing and interpretation of blood gases and laboratory tests, oximetry,
     transcutaneous blood gases, intracranial pressure monitoring interpretation and assessment
     when indicated (excluding insertion of I.C.P. measuring device). Except when a patient is on a
     ventilator, these fees are not payable for services rendered to stabilized patients in I.C.U.s or
     patients admitted for E.C.G. monitoring or observation alone. If the patient has been transferred
     from critical care to comprehensive care, the day of the transfer shall be deemed for payment
     purposes to be the second day of comprehensive care.

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