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Keep Track of These Common Head and Neck Chemo Codes

Published on Sat Mar 18, 2006

Speed up your coding with this list of 'most likely' HCPCS codes

Oncologists often treat head and neck cancer with chemotherapy. Below we-ve listed the drug codes you-re most likely to report for this service.

- J9190--Fluorouracil, 500 mg
- J9045--Carboplatin, 50 mg
- J9264-J9265--Paclitaxel -
- C9418, J9060, J9062--Cisplatin -
- C9417, J9040--Bleomycin -
- J8610, J9250, J9260--Methotrexate -
- C9415, J9000, J9001--Doxorubicin -
- C9420-C9421, J8530, J9070-J9097--Cyclophosphamide -
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