AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 9 (September)

Medicine: Chemotherapy Administration (September 2006)

September 2006 page 14d Medicine: Chemotherapy Administration, 36550 (Q&A) Question If local anesthesia is provided prior to a chemotherapy infusion, how is this service reported? AMA Comment As indicated in the guidelines for Chemotherapy Administration, if performed to facilitate the infusion or injection, the following services are included and not separately reported: use of local anesthesia; IV start; establishment of access to an indwelling IV, subcutaneous catheter, or port; flush at conclusion of infusion; administration supplies, including standard tubing and syringes; and the preparation of chemotherapy agents. Users are instructed to report 36550 for catheter or port declotting...

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