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Heed These Important Reminders for Chemo Codes

Published on Fri May 26, 2017

Question: I am working with a provider who prescribed Avastin as part of a patient’s cancer treatment process. My questions is, since Avastin isn’t really a chemo drug, how do I go about coding this? I can’t find any other code that would fit this medication. Rhode Island Subscriber Answer: When a patient comes in for Avastin only, you can use the [...]
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