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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94002 is the correct CPT code for the initial day of ventilator management in a hospital setting, and 94003 is the correct code for subsequent days. S06.0x9A is the appropriate ICD-10-CM code for a closed head injury with loss of consciousness, unspecified duration, initial encounter.

A Patient Is Placed on a Ventilator as a Result