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Use These Tips for Documentation and Billing of CPT® Code 01996

Published on Mon Jun 16, 2025

Hint: You can bill 01996 only once per day. Coders have long struggled with the documentation requirements for CPT® code 01996 (Daily hospital management of epidural or subarachnoid continuous drug administration). Although the code descriptor seemed straightforward enough, coders weren’t always clear on what the service entailed or what type of documentation was expected for the “daily hospital management.” Coders [...]
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