Drug administration coding has become increasingly challenging for hospital outpatient departments. As payers continue to scrutinize infusion and injection claims and industry stakeholders debate future reimbursement policies and coding interpretations, facilities face growing pressure to ensure coding accuracy while protecting legitimate reimbursement. Differences between AMA guidance, CMS instructions, and payer-specific requirements can leave coders and revenue cycle teams uncertain about how to correctly apply the infusion and injection hierarchy.

This foundational webcast provides a practical roadmap to infusion and injection coding. Industry expert Tiffani Bouchard, CCS, will walk attendees through the authoritative guidance, terminology, hierarchy rules, documentation requirements, and common coding scenarios that impact accurate charge capture and billing. Whether you're new to drug administration coding or need a refresher, you'll gain the confidence needed to correctly assign codes and support compliant reimbursement.

Why This is Relevant:

The time to strengthen your infusion coding knowledge is now. Coding clarifications continue to emerge, documentation requirements remain under scrutiny, and payer edits can quickly expose knowledge gaps. Organizations that fail to establish a strong foundation risk denials, missed revenue opportunities, and inconsistent coding practices across departments.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand key drug administration coding terminology and hierarchy concepts
• Apply infusion and injection coding guidelines with greater confidence
• Better understand how the clinical documentation impacts infusion and injection coding
• Determine appropriate coding for medications, fluids, and administration methods
• Understand how encounter type impacts code selection and sequencing
• Recognize common coding pitfalls involving concurrent, sequential, and additional-hour services