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Infuse Your Understanding of These Therapeutic Apheresis Codes
Published on Tue Jul 26, 2022
Question: What is the correct way to bill for apheresis? Do I use 36514 for the removal, then use another code such as 36516 for the reinfusion of albumin or fresh frozen plasma (FFP)? AAPC Forum Participant Answer: Therapeutic apheresis is a procedure involving the separation and removal of abnormal blood components such as white blood cells or proteins in the plasma. [...]