Oncology & Hematology Coding Alert
Don't Code Disconnect Without Checking Payer
Question: Connecticut Subscriber Answer: Many payers consider the disconnection to be incidental to the initiation (96416, Chemotherapy administration, intravenous infusion technique; initiation of prolonged chemotherapy infusion [more than 8 hours], requiring use of a portable or implantable pump). Other payers may allow you to report the disconnection separately with a low-level E/M service code, such as 99211 (Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient...). As always, documentation should support any CPT code you bill. Clinical and coding expertise for You Be the Coder and Reader Questions provided by Kelly C. Loya, CPC-I, CPhT, managing consultant with Sinaiko Healthcare Consulting Inc.
Oncology & Hematology Coding Alert
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Don't Code Disconnect Without Checking Payer
Question: Is there a 24-hour pump disconnect code, or should we code an office visit?Connecticut [...]
