CPT^® 90940, Under Hemodialysis Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 90940 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Hemodialysis Procedures.

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The provider monitors the blood flow in a patient’s vascular access site, or where the provider joined blood vessels together, to ensure it remains patent, or open, and to prevent blood clots and complications.

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Critical Care

[b]Critical Care with Hemodialysis[/b] In the guidelines for hemodialysis (90925-90940) it clearly states that if an E/M service was provided that is seperate from the hemodialysis 90935-90940 a modi... [ Read More ]

Hospital nurse billing help

Situation..nurse is prepping for hemodialysis and its unsuccessfull which nurses refer to as a dry run does anyone know what cpt code to bill for ? 90940??... [ Read More ]

2009 Deleted HCPCS codes for ESRD - greatly appreciated

[b]Coding Institute request[/b] My name is Chris, and I am an editor at The Coding Institute. I am writing because I am working on a story about the ESRD code changes 90951-90970 (and other codes); I... [ Read More ]

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