General Question for the Week of June 16, 2025
Is it necessary to have a written order from a physician to charge for hydration?
Is it necessary to have a written order from a physician to charge for hydration?
A nurse flushes a patient’s vascular access device (VAD) immediately before and after administering chemotherapy. Should the flushing be billed separately?
Can we bill for spirometry and bronchospasm evaluation performed on the same day?
Can a subcutaneous injection of insulin administered to a patient be billed?
What are the documentation requirements to bill for hydration?
What is the correct coding approach when percutaneous drainage is performed without leaving an indwelling catheter in place at the end of the procedure?
Under what circumstances can code 96376 be reported in conjunction with 96374 or 96375 for IV push administrations?
Can we bill 36415 for blood returned (or collected) after insertion of IV access and bill as a specimen collection?
What is the difference between oral hydration and intravenous hydration therapy?
Why can’t we code 95180 (rapid desensitization) and chemotherapy drug administration codes together when we perform carboplatin desensitization?
How would we bill the concurrent IV administration of one chemotherapy drug and one non-chemotherapy when the drugs are given in separate bags at the same site?
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