Compliance Question of the Week – General

How would a G-tube placement with an extension into the jejunum at the same session be coded?

What happens when a physician converts an external drainage catheter to an internal-external drainage catheter? Is this an exchange? Is there a code that describes this?

What is the correct way to code for an imaging study of an ileal conduit when the injection is performed near where the conduit empties into the external drainage bag (i.e., the skin side of the conduit?

Can you clarify the differences between oral hydration and intravenous hydration therapy?

What are some examples of documentation indications for medically necessary fluid replacement for hydration therapy?

Are non-chemotherapy infusions of pre-mixed electrolyte solutions considered hydration or infusion?

For billing chemotherapy infusions, what determines the selection of the primary code?

What time can be used for infusion stop if the patient is in the clinic and has a negative reaction requiring inpatient admission?

What documentation issue can jeopardize code assignment for IV infusions initiated outside the observation unit?

How should the sequential administration of a substance lasting longer than 15 minutes be charged?

When is code 96367 assigned, and what, if any, documentation requirements may exist?

A nurse flushes a patient’s vascular access device (VAD) immediately before and after administering chemotherapy. Should the flushing be billed separately?