A three year old who was critically injured during a firecracker accident has been in intensive care for two days now. What is the correct evaluation and management CPT code for this patient?

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99476 is the correct code for subsequent days for the inpatient pediatric critical care patient ages two through five years.
Codes 99468, 99471 and 9947599476 are all incorrect codes because all of these codes are for initial evaluation and management of various aged pediatric patients.

A Three Year Old Who Was Critically Injured During a Firecracker