Reader Question:
Forget About 99363 Payment From CMS
Published on Thu Mar 01, 2007
Question: I-ve had no luck getting paid for the new Coumadin management codes. Am I missing something here?
California Subscriber
Answer: CMS announced Status B (bundled) for the Coumadin management codes added in 2007:
- 99363 -- Anticoagulant management for an outpatient taking warfarin, physician review and interpretation of International Normalized Ratio (INR) testing, patient instructions, dosage adjustment (as needed), and ordering of additional tests; initial 90 days of therapy (must include a minimum of 8 INR measurements)
- 99364 -- ... each subsequent 90 days of therapy (must include a minimum of 3 INR measurements).
The bundled status means that CMS won't pay you separately for these codes. Private payers may reimburse you, so you should check with individual payers to be sure.