tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2000 Issue 10

Reader Question: 99211 With Injection

Question: I am told that we cannot bill for an evaluation and management (E/M) on a patient who walks into the office with tendonitis and requires cortisone injection therapy. What is the best way to code for injections, such as when patients come into the office for B12, tetanus, flu vaccine, etc? These are being administered by the nurse practitioner. New York SubscriberAnswer: If the patient is only coming in for the injection, then only the injection code (i.e., a HCPCS J-code) should be billed, says Felecia Bernstein, CPC, an independent coding and reimbursement specialist in Monmouth County...

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