mrolf
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How would you bill for a port flush that the nurse performs. We have been billinga 99211 only. Shouldn't we be billing 96523? I don't think we can bill 99211 and 96523. Any thoughts on this? Please advise. Thanks
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Wiki billing for a port flush
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mitchellde
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If a code exists for the service the nurse person renders as ordered by the physician then you use that code and not the 99211 and never the 2 together.
lnagai
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We only bill w/ 96253.
Question: How do you bill for flushing of a port when this is the only service during the patient encounter?
Answer: Previously, per an article from the April/May 1997 Medicare Bulletin, we advised providers to bill for a port flush using CPT code 99211. Effective 2006, CPT code 96523 should be used instead of billing 99211. You would not bill CPT code 96523 if there is a visit or other injection or infusion provided on the same day: the port flush would be considered component to these other services. Also, do not bill CPT code 90775 (Therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic injection; each additional sequential intravenous push of a new substance/drug) for heparin used as a flush at the end of infusion therapy. (Note effective 010109, 90775 is replaced by CPT code 96375 which would still not be used for the flush at the conclusion of an infusion as it is considered component to the infusion administration and not separately billable). See CMS Manual 100-4, the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 12, Section 30.5, subsection E via the following link for this advice: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/manuals/downloads/clm104c12.pdf
Question: How do you bill for flushing of a port when this is the only service during the patient encounter?
Answer: Previously, per an article from the April/May 1997 Medicare Bulletin, we advised providers to bill for a port flush using CPT code 99211. Effective 2006, CPT code 96523 should be used instead of billing 99211. You would not bill CPT code 96523 if there is a visit or other injection or infusion provided on the same day: the port flush would be considered component to these other services. Also, do not bill CPT code 90775 (Therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic injection; each additional sequential intravenous push of a new substance/drug) for heparin used as a flush at the end of infusion therapy. (Note effective 010109, 90775 is replaced by CPT code 96375 which would still not be used for the flush at the conclusion of an infusion as it is considered component to the infusion administration and not separately billable). See CMS Manual 100-4, the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 12, Section 30.5, subsection E via the following link for this advice: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/manuals/downloads/clm104c12.pdf
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lnagai
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billing for port flush
Question: How do you bill for flushing of a port when this is the only service during the patient encounter?
Answer: Previously, per an article from the April/May 1997 Medicare Bulletin, we advised providers to bill for a port flush using CPT code 99211. Effective 2006, CPT code 96523 should be used instead of billing 99211. You would not bill CPT code 96523 if there is a visit or other injection or infusion provided on the same day: the port flush would be considered component to these other services. Also, do not bill CPT code 90775 (Therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic injection; each additional sequential intravenous push of a new substance/drug) for heparin used as a flush at the end of infusion therapy. (Note effective 010109, 90775 is replaced by CPT code 96375 which would still not be used for the flush at the conclusion of an infusion as it is considered component to the infusion administration and not separately billable). See CMS Manual 100-4, the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 12, Section 30.5, subsection E via the following link for this advice: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/manuals/downloads/clm104c12.pdf
Question: How do you bill for flushing of a port when this is the only service during the patient encounter?
Answer: Previously, per an article from the April/May 1997 Medicare Bulletin, we advised providers to bill for a port flush using CPT code 99211. Effective 2006, CPT code 96523 should be used instead of billing 99211. You would not bill CPT code 96523 if there is a visit or other injection or infusion provided on the same day: the port flush would be considered component to these other services. Also, do not bill CPT code 90775 (Therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic injection; each additional sequential intravenous push of a new substance/drug) for heparin used as a flush at the end of infusion therapy. (Note effective 010109, 90775 is replaced by CPT code 96375 which would still not be used for the flush at the conclusion of an infusion as it is considered component to the infusion administration and not separately billable). See CMS Manual 100-4, the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 12, Section 30.5, subsection E via the following link for this advice: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/manuals/downloads/clm104c12.pdf
mrolf
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Thanks, Inagai.
Marlene
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ealawson
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rheum1
I'm not sure if this is the same thing you are looking at but we bill a 99211 w/mod 25 and 36593 w/mod 59 for declotting access device for infusions.
I'm not sure if this is the same thing you are looking at but we bill a 99211 w/mod 25 and 36593 w/mod 59 for declotting access device for infusions.
: Can a physician bill for changing a port needle separate from the evaluation and management services for a home care patient?This was done to allow the nurses access to the port for a later scheduled infusion
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