tci Part B Insider - 2014 Issue 7

Part B Coding Coach: Alleviate Your Chemo Injection and Infusion Coding Stress With This Expert Advice

Route of administration guides you to right code. The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) has clear information and directions for reporting the administration of chemotherapy— which means you should have no trouble following it. Here is how you can validate the correct coding of your chemo administration. Confirm Route of Administration When reporting injections and infusions for administration of chemotherapy, the first step is to confirm how the injection was given (i.e., if your physician adopted an intramuscular (IM), subcutaneous (SC), or intravenous (IV) route). Confirm hormonal vs. non-hormonal for SC and IM routes of administration: If read...

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