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E/M Codes Cover Oral Pain Medications

Published on Thu Nov 17, 2016

Question: Is there a code that I can use for the administration of Tylenol or Motrin? The only code that I have found for oral medication administration is H0033. Is it appropriate to use the code in this context? Codify Reader Answer: No, you should consider the administration of the oral drug included in the related E/M service (such as 99201-99215, Office or [...]
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