Patient arrives in the emergency room via a medical helicopter. The patient has sustained multiple Iife-threatening injuries due to a multiple car accident. The patient goes into cardiac arrest 10 minutes after arrival. An hour and 30 minutes of critical care time is spent trying to stabilize the patient.

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The patient received critical care for over 30 minutes, which qualifies for code 99291. Additionally, the patient went into cardiac arrest, which also qualifies for an additional unit of code 99292. Therefore, the best choice is B, 99291 and 99292.

Patient Arrives in the Emergency Room Via a Medical Helicopter