Question: Can you explain how to bill for triamcinolone acetonide when given as a bilateral intravitreal injection? The physician administered 2 mg and the drug came from a 40 mg multidose vial. AAPC Forum Participant Answer: When billing for injectable drugs, you [...]
Version 16.0 also bundles several podiatry procedures with wound compression. The latest version of the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits took effect on Jan. 1, -- and you might be surprised to find new CPT excision and wound compression system codes [...]
Americans' desire to stay at home and out of nursing homes is reflected in the boom in usage of waivers over the last decade. The General Accounting Office gathered these vital statistics for its recent report on Medicaid home and [...]
Albuterol, a bronchodilator added to saline and nebulized to treat asthma attacks, isnt expensive. Rocephin, a powerful antibiotic used for severe infections, is expensive. Both of these medications are used commonly in pediatrics. And both involve procedure codes on top [...]
