Question

A 5 year-old fell on broken glass and required suturing of a laceration. due to the age and combative behavior of the patient, the provider utilized moderate sedation while repairing the laceration. the provider gave the child 50 mg of ketamine im. a nurse monitored the patient during the procedure which took 30 minutes. what cpt® code is reported for moderate sedation?

Answer 1

The CPT code that will be reported for moderate sedation is 9914 [4].
This is the government approved CPT code for moderate sedation for patients that are five years old and older and the code is used when the moderate sedation and the other needed procedure is performed by the same health provider for the intraservice period of 15 to 30 minutes.