These guidelines have actually hurt our reimbursement, anyone experiencing the
same problem?
Connie Cunningham, RN, BSN
Administrative Director, Emergency & Trauma Services
Ext: 87270 fax: 44219
pager - 2425 2-way pager - ccunningham@my2way.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Judkins, Dan [mailto:djudkins@umcaz.edu]
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 12:38 PM
To: 'traumanurses@mailman.listserve.com'
Subject: [traumanurses] Re: UB 68x
I think it is clear from those who wrote it that their intent was Trauma
Center Level. You can contact Connie Potter at the "Trauma Resource
Network" (Bishop + Associates) about this. I do believe she was the one who
originally wrote the guidelines that were recently adopted.
You can get her at Connie@traumacare.com
-- Dan Judkins
Tucson
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Daniel G. Judkins, RN, MS, MPH
Trauma Coordinator
University Medical Center
P.O. Box 245056
Tucson, AZ 85724-5056
Email: djudkins@umcaz.edu
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> From: Gough, Robynn [SMTP:RGough@chw.edu]
> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 10:23 AM
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> Subject: [traumanurses] UB 68x
>
> A moment of your time please for a quick survey -
>
> I am looking at the CPT information from The American Medical Association
> with subcategory codes listed as mentioned below:
>
> 680 - not used
> 681 - Level I
> 682 - Level II
> 683 - Level III
> 684 - Level IV
> 689 - Other trauma response
>
> Would you mind sharing how you are interpreting the "Level" in this code?
> I
> have heard it two ways -
>
> * one is the "Level" is the Level of your Trauma Center
> * second is that "Level" refers to the level of care the patient
> received depending upon severity
>
> Thank you
> Robynn
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>
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> Robynn Gough Smith
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> Mercy San Juan Medical Center
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