You Be the Coder:
Here’s How to Bill for Overlapping Infusions
Published on Tue Oct 27, 2020
Question: I’ve been noticing a lot of situations where nurses schedule infusions at overlapping times. This makes it difficult to bill for each procedure. For example: A nurse administers: Paclitaxel from 13:26-14:30, Dexamethasone from 12:40-13:00, Diphenhydramine from 12:55-13:15, and Famotidine from 13:10-13:30. With overlapping infusion times like this, how should I code to accurately reflect all infusions? Florida Subscriber Answer: [...]