AMA CPT® Assistant - 2008 Issue 9 (September)

Medicine/Hydration, Therapeutic, Prophylactic, Diagnostic Injections, Infusions (September 2008)

September 2008 page 10b Medicine: Hydration, Therapeutic, Prophylactic, Diagn Inj, Infus, 90769, (Q&A) Question: Could you please clarify how to use the new subcutaneous infusion codes? Answer: A new series of codes (90769-90771) has been added to report the provision of subcutaneous infusion and pump set-up for these services. Code 90769 is reported for a subcutaneous infusion service of up to one hour, including pump set-up and establishment of the subcutaneous infusion site(s)-that is, inserting the catheter(s). A parenthetical instruction has been added to this code to indicate that subcutaneous infusions requiring 15 minutes or less time should...

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