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Count Instillations, Not Vials For J9031

Published on Mon Mar 31, 2014

Question: In a patient diagnosed with urinary bladder carcinoma, our physician administered Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine as an intravesical chemotherapy. How can you appropriately report for this service? Michigan Subscriber Answer: You should report the appropriate J code for the drug your oncologist uses during a bladder instillation. You should report Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) with J9031 (BCG live [intravesical], per instillation) as [...]
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