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HCPCS Code for Unclassified drugs J3490

HCPCS code J3490 for Unclassified drugs as maintained by CMS falls under Drugs, Administered by Injection .

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[QUOTE="LEE ANN, post: 516180, member: 3113"] We use J3490 & have no issues. [/QUOTE] thank you :)... [ Read More ]
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Billing compounded drugs
[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.aapc.com/discuss/threads/pain-pump-refills.175854/[/URL] I found this answer from a couple of years ago. We use J3490 and put each drug name, dose and NDC number infor... [ Read More ]
lidocaine injection
[QUOTE="mesafam6, post: 514160, member: 778371"] How do I bill for lidocaine injection given in office for right shoulder pain? I know the J2001 is specifed as iv infusion. Is there another alternativ... [ Read More ]
Testopel fee schedule
Where in the world can I find a Medicare fee schedule for S0189/J3490?? I have searched everywhere it seems and I can't find it!... [ Read More ]
lidocaine injection
How do I bill for lidocaine injection given in office for right shoulder pain? I know the J2001 is specifed as iv infusion. Is there another alternative to bill for this? J3490? I have providers who b... [ Read More ]
Depacon Infusion Therapy
I need help with the # of units to use for Depacon (J3490) 1000 mg. I thought it was 10 units but I'm getting a denial stating Missing /Incomplete/invalid units.... [ Read More ]
J1050 vs J3490?!
I bill for a pediatric clinic and we have been using drug code J1050 when billing out depo injections. We haven't had any issues until recently, one payer has come back stating we need to be using J34... [ Read More ]
HELP!!! OPTUM - PAIN MANAGEMENT INJECTION DENIALS coding denials injections optum pain management
We have been having an issue of getting our pain management injections paid by Optum Lifeprint (ex. ESI, MBB, RFA, Joint, etc). Everytime we bill an injection, we get a denial stating that Optum requi... [ Read More ]
Pellet Insertion
My office does HRT with pellets. A lot of insurances do not pay for them so we have ALL patients sign an ABN/Consent before the procedure. Some insurances require a certain diagnosis and may require "... [ Read More ]
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