You Be the Coder:
Earn for Every Milligram (mg) of Rituximab
Published on Tue Jan 05, 2016
Question: A patient of chronic lymphocytic leukemia received rituximab 679 mg through IV route. The infusion began at 11:20 am and lasted till 4:40 pm. During this span, at 12:40, the patient complained of pain and chills, and the infusion was stopped. The infusion was re-initiated at 1:55 pm. How can we bill for the rituximab infusion? Alaska Subscriber Answer: [...]