Pulmonology Coding Alert
Getting to Know Your New Injection Codes
• 90765--Intravenous infusion, for therapy, prophylaxis, or diagnosis (specify substance or drug); initial, up to 1 hour
• +90766--...each additional hour, up to 8 hours (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
• +90767--...additional sequential infusion, up to 1 hour (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
• +90768--...concurrent infusion (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
• 90772--Therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic injection (specify substance or drug); subcutaneous or intramuscular
• 90773--...intra-arterial
• 90774--...intravenous push, single or initial substance/drug
• +90775--...each additional sequential intravenous push of a new substance/drug (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
• 90779--Unlisted therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic intravenous or intra-arterial injection or infusion
Pulmonology Coding Alert
- CPT 2006 Update:
AMA Clarifies When You Can and Can't Report Conscious Sedation
Appendix G is your key to understanding which services include CS
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Reporting Subsequent Therapeutic Bronchoscopies
Question: Should I use 31646 when my pulmonologist performs a therapeutic bronchoscopy on the same [...] - CPT 2006 Update:
Getting to Know Your New Injection Codes
The American Medical Association CPT Editorial Board deleted seven injection and infusion codes with the [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Use Documentation to Support 32000 and 32002
Question: When my pulmonologist does a pleural tap with both diagnostic and therapeutic intentions at [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
NCCI Bundles 94657 With 99251-99255
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Don't Count on Electronic Download Reimbursement
Question: My physician is beginning to do electronic downloading of patient information from a continuous [...]
