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Watch Sequencing for Accurate Prophylactic Infusion Coding
Published on Wed Feb 23, 2022
Question: We performed a chemotherapy infusion on a patient lasting 115 minutes. Prior to the infusion, we performed a 30-minute antibiotic infusion. What is the correct way to code this? California Subscriber Answer: The key to coding this scenario lies, first, in sequencing the administration codes correctly and, second, choosing the correct prophylactic administration code. For the chemotherapy, you’ll use 96413 (Chemotherapy [...]