Cardiology Coding Alert
Determine Units by Dosage
Question: If we're supposed to report J1245 per 10-unit increment and the technician injects 31.1 mg of Persantine, should we report three units or four units? Answer: You should round up to the next unit, because you won't find any mechanism in place for reporting only partial units. In other words, you should report four units of J1245 (Injection, dipyridamole, per 10 mg). - You Be the Coder and Reader Questions were prepared with the assistance of Jim Collins, ACS-CA, CHCC, CPC, CEO of the Cardiology Coalition and compliance manager for several cardiology groups around the country; and reviewed by Jerome Williams Jr., MD, FACC, a cardiologist with Mid Carolina Cardiology in Charlotte, N.C
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Determine Units by Dosage
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