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We have been given advice that injections given during CPR (CPT code 92950) (lidocaine and epinephrine for example) are not included in CPR and, therefore, should be coded separately. However, acco...
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How do we bill Depomedrol 120mg since HCPCS codes J1020-J1040 are mg specific? Also, if injecting Depomedrol 80mg (J1040) in both knees, how should this be reported?
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In the 4th Quarter 2008 issue of Coding Clinic for HCPCS, Question 8 was published regarding how to appropriately report blood draws from a heplock/saline lock. Several options were provid...
The HCPCS Ed...
Would there ever be an instance where a HCPCS Level II code would be reported with no other CPT code, for example, a colonoscopy? Would it be appropriate to report HCPCS G0104, G0105, or G0106 with...
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A pediatric patient arrives with a dislocated elbow due to jumping from a swing. While awaiting X-rays and labs the patient is given an intramuscular (IM) injection of morphine for pain control. Th...
The first mo...
A Medicare patient comes in with a dislocated hip after falling at home and lying on the floor overnight before being found by a neighbor. The patient is worked up in the emergency department (ED) ...
The IV infus...
A patient presents for scheduled arthroscopic shoulder surgery. He is prepped for surgery and an IV is started with a gram of Ancef administered through the IV.
Following surgery the patient ...
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A patient has a severe infection for which an IV piggyback antibiotic is ordered every eight hours for a certain number of days. The patient is not sick enough to be admitted as an inpatient and de...
Code Q0081, ...
A patient with a known history of fungal sinus infections was scheduled for outpatient sinus surgery. Amphotericin B, 50 mg is ordered and administered to the patient immediately pre-op. Would it b...
The administ...
This patient comes to the hospital as an outpatient twice a day, i.e. 12-hour interval, to receive Rocephin IVPB through an already existing IV. According to the physician orders, the IV site must ...
Flushes are ...