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Hello.. PLEASE RESPOND if you can help.
Our docs are doing Platelet Rich Plasma injections for epicondylitis, etc.. I know (from reading posts here) that there has been a Cat. III code for this (0232T) effective since July 2010 and that we've been advised to discontinue using the unlisted code for this. But I am left now wondering about three things:
1. Are any of you currently getting paid for these injections now and if so, by which insurances? If denied, what kind of feedback have you gotten?
2. How much are you charging for the code 0232T, and where/how did you come up with that fee?
3. Does the code 0232T include the supply cost? Our Doc is buying the plasma kits and using them in our office. Shouldn't he be able to get reimbursement for the kits as well, and if so, what code do you suggest? (99070?)
Thanks in advance for your help.
Sheila Hardy, CPC-A CMBS
Our docs are doing Platelet Rich Plasma injections for epicondylitis, etc.. I know (from reading posts here) that there has been a Cat. III code for this (0232T) effective since July 2010 and that we've been advised to discontinue using the unlisted code for this. But I am left now wondering about three things:
1. Are any of you currently getting paid for these injections now and if so, by which insurances? If denied, what kind of feedback have you gotten?
2. How much are you charging for the code 0232T, and where/how did you come up with that fee?
3. Does the code 0232T include the supply cost? Our Doc is buying the plasma kits and using them in our office. Shouldn't he be able to get reimbursement for the kits as well, and if so, what code do you suggest? (99070?)
Thanks in advance for your help.
Sheila Hardy, CPC-A CMBS