Mastering Injection and Infusion Coding - American Health ...
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<strong>Mastering</strong> <strong>Injection</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Infusion</strong> <strong>Coding</strong><br />
Notes/Comments/Questions<br />
Dates of Service for<br />
Drug Administration Services (cont.)<br />
• Example: Patient comes to the ED on 02-15-<br />
09, <strong>and</strong> hydration is started at 10:00 p.m. It<br />
continues until 6:30AM on 02-16-09. The<br />
patient received an IV push of morphine on<br />
02/15/09 <strong>and</strong> again at 2AM on 02/16/09.<br />
What CPT codes <strong>and</strong> units should be<br />
reported?<br />
96374 x 1 2/15/09<br />
96361 x 2 2/15/09<br />
96361 x 6 2/16/09<br />
96376 x 1 2/16/09<br />
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Modifier -59<br />
• Modifier -59 is used to:<br />
• Distinguish between the same services (as<br />
reported by HCPCS codes) provided across<br />
multiple encounters on the same date of<br />
service<br />
• Highlight that two vascular access sites<br />
were started <strong>and</strong> each was reported with<br />
an “initial” service CPT code<br />
• Bypass MUE <strong>and</strong> NCCI edits, when<br />
appropriate<br />
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AHIMA 2009 Audio Seminar Series 9
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