General Question for the Week of July 14, 2025
Bryan Nordley
July 14, 2025
What documentation issue can jeopardize code assignment for IV infusions initiated outside the observation unit?
What documentation issue can jeopardize code assignment for IV infusions initiated outside the observation unit?
An interventional cardiologist performs a PTCA in the LAD artery. The physician also performed angioplasty in the diagonal side branch of the patient’s LAD at the same session. How would we bill this in a hospital setting?
What are the circumstances that will meet the requirements for assigning 93458?
How should the sequential administration of a substance lasting longer than 15 minutes be charged?
When both tibial/peroneal arteries in both legs are treated for lower extremity revascularization, what modifiers would we report?
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?
Can you provide more clarity for 37215?
As a follow-up to last week’s question, if an embolic protection device cannot be used, which code do we report between the two?
Is it necessary to have a written order from a physician to charge for hydration?
When are codes 37215 and 37216 assigned?
A nurse flushes a patient’s vascular access device (VAD) immediately before and after administering chemotherapy. Should the flushing be billed separately?
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