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| Short Descr | WRMNG 4 SURG NORMOTHERMIA | Medium Descr | ACTV WRMNG INTRAOP FOR NORMOTHERMIA | Long Descr | Active warming used intraoperatively for the purpose of maintaining normothermia, or at least 1 body temperature equal to or greater than 36 degrees Centigrade (or 96.8 degrees Fahrenheit) recorded within the 30 minutes immediately before or the 15 minutes immediately after anesthesia end time (CRIT) | Status Code | Not Valid for Medicare Purposes | Global Days | XXX - Global Concept Does Not Apply | PC/TC Indicator (26, TC) | 9 - Not Applicable | Multiple Procedures (51) | 9 - Concept does not apply. | Bilateral Surgery (50) | 9 - Concept does not apply. | Physician Supervisions | 09 - Concept does not apply. | Assistant Surgeon (80, 82) | 9 - Concept does not apply. | Co-Surgeons (62) | 9 - Concept does not apply. | Team Surgery (66) | 9 - Concept does not apply. | Diagnostic Imaging Family | 99 - Concept Does Not Apply | APC Status Indicator | Non-Covered Service, not paid under OPPS | Type of Service (TOS) | 1 - Medical Care | Berenson-Eggers TOS (BETOS) | Z2 - Undefined codes | MUE | Not applicable/unspecified. | CCS Clinical Classification | 33 - Other OR therapeutic procedures on nose, mouth and pharynx |
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| 2013-01-01 | Changed | Code description changed. |
| 2011-01-01 | Changed | Short description changed. |
| 2010-01-01 | Changed | First appearance in code book |
| 2009-01-01 | Added | First appearance in code book in 2009. |
| 2008-10-01 | Changed | Code description changed |
| 2008-01-01 | Added | - |
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