Wiki Dysport Injections

[riverloverjen38@yahoo.com]

I need help. I am billing and coding a J0586 dysport with 64612 destroy facial muscle. I am using 1 unit for the destroy facial muscle and 24 units for the dysport. Blue cross keeps denying for incorrect coding. Can someone help me and tell me what I am doing Wrong. The diagnosis im using is 333.81.

 

[dkeown]

I need help. I am billing and coding a J0586 dysport with 64612 destroy facial muscle. I am using 1 unit for the destroy facial muscle and 24 units for the dysport. Blue cross keeps denying for incorrect coding. Can someone help me and tell me what I am doing Wrong. The diagnosis im using is 333.81.

So your physician is using 120 units of injected drug? Just trying to clarify, since the descriptor indicates for 5 Units. Also may want to check with BC to see what their policy is regarding using this J Code.

David Keown, CPC, OCS