AMA CPT® Assistant - 2007 Issue 5 (May)

Drug Administration Services - Part 1 of 3 (May 2007)

May 2007 pages 3-4 Coding Communication:Drug Administration Services - Part 1 of 3 A November 2005 CPT Assistant article introduced the 2006 drug administration codes, offering a general understanding of the integral use of the three categories: prolonged intravenous (IV) hydration infusions; injections (therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic)and intravenous (IV) infusions (less than 15 minutes); and chemotherapy administration. This article will discuss reporting drug administration when it represents an independent service or a combination of technique(s) or type(s) of service(s). Parts 2 and 3 of this series will feature clinical examples on appropriate reporting of drug administration codes. One Initial...

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