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Target 99195 for Therapeutic Phlebotomy
Published on Mon Sep 01, 2014
Question: Our physician does a therapeutic phlebotomy in a patient with polycythemia. Can we report it as a venipuncture, i.e. with codes 36400 – 36425? New York Subscriber Answer: You do not report codes 36400 (Venipuncture, younger than age 3 years, necessitating the skill of a physician or other qualified health care professional, not to be used for routine venipuncture; femoral or [...]