CPT Update:
Hang Up Your Old Infusion Codes in 2009
Published on Mon Dec 22, 2008
Report 90760 in January and expect a denial.Get ready for a whole new way to code hydration and infusion services starting in January.CPT 2009, which takes effect on Jan. 1, deletes the entire "Therapeutic, Prophylactic, and Diagnostic Injections and Infusions" section (90765-90779). In its place, you'll find a new section titled, "Therapeutic, Prophylactic, and Diagnostic Injections and Infusions (Excludes Chemotherapy and Other Highly Complex Drug or Highly Complex Biologic Agent Administration)."The codes in the new section will run from 96365 (Intravenous infusion, for therapy, prophylaxis, or diagnosis [specify substance or drug]; initial, up to 1 hour) through 96379 (Unlisted therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic intravenous or intra-arterial injection or infusion).Hydration codes go along for the ride, moving from 90760-+90761 to 96360-+96361.Good news: "The new codes seem to mirror the old ones in that the descriptors are practically identical," says Heather Corcoran with CGH Billing in Louisville, Ky.
