A patient is placed on a ventilator as a result of a closed head injury with loss of consciousness due to a car accident. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes for physician management on the initial and three subsequent days while the patient is in the hospital.

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CPT code 94002 is used for the initial day of ventilatory management for a patient of any age in the ICU, and 94003 is used for each subsequent day. The ICD-10-CM code S06.0x9A represents a nonspecific intracranial injury with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration, initial encounter, which is appropriate for a closed head injury from a car accident when the specific duration of loss of consciousness is not mentioned.

A Patient Is Placed on a Ventilator as a Result