Cardiology Coding Alert

CPT®:

Perfect Your PICC Claims by Knowing Patient’s Age, Imaging Guidance Usage

Remember: Never report 36568 or 36569 in conjunction with +76937 or +77001. If your cardiologist places a peripherally inserted central venous catheter (PICC), you must read the medical documentation carefully for details like the age of the patient, whether the cardiologist used imaging guidance or not, and if he used a subcutaneous port or pump. Not knowing these details could [...]
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