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A patient was seen in an outpatient cancer clinic and received 75 minutes of chemotherapy by infusion and then 25 minutes of hydration before she was discharged. How should this case be reported?
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Our facility has been receiving denials for claims that contain HCPCS code C8952, Therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic injection; intravenous push of each new substance/drug, with HCPCS...
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One drug is administered to an emergency department (ED) patient for 10 minutes at multiple times as an IV push and then another drug is given multiple times as IM/SQ.
Should these services b...
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A ‘bolus” is defined as a single, large dose of medication usually injected into a blood vessel over a short period of time and is billed as an intravenous (IV) push per CPT coding guidelines....
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How should we report three different substances that are bagged and administered via three separate IV pushes? Each administration is 15 minutes or less in duration. Should we report as one unit or...
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We are receiving NCCI edits when HCPCS codes C8952, Therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic injections; intravenous push and C8950, Intravenous infusion for therapy/diagnosis; up to 1 ...
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If a patient presents for a screening colonoscopy, and a lesion is found and removed by endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) technique, HCPCS Level II code C9779, is it appropriate to append modi...
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According to the guidance in the July 2023 CPT Assistant, Pages 14-15, add-on codes 15853, Removal of sutures or staples not requiring anesthesia (List separately in addition to E/M co...
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The patient presents for the administration of melphalan to the hepatic artery to treat unresectable uveal melanoma metastases. Ultrasound-guided access was achieved through the right internal jugu...
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A patient with a history of recurrent posterior epistaxis underwent nasal endoscopy. Multiple telangiectasias were observed throughout the nasal cavity, including a prominent telangiectasia protrud...
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