A newborn had breathing difficulties and had to be resuscitated and given continuous oxygen therapy via the respiratory tract. The resuscitation was brief ventilation without any mechanical devices. What are the correct codes?

The correct medical codes for a newborn with breathing difficulties requiring brief ventilation and continuous oxygen therapy are Code 93011 for manual resuscitation and Code 93015 for continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).

The situation described involves a newborn with breathing difficulties, who underwent brief ventilation without mechanical devices and was given continuous oxygen therapy via the respiratory tract. Here are the key codes and descriptions relevant to this scenario:

Resuscitation (brief ventilation without mechanical devices): Code 93011 (Manual resuscitation of newborn).

Continuous oxygen therapy: Code 93015 (Continuous positive airway pressure, CPAP).

These codes correspond to the described treatment of using manual resuscitation to initiate breathing and providing continuous oxygen therapy, likely through methods such as nasal CPAP.