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Oncology & Hematology Coding Alert

250 cc D5W? Watch Your Step

Published on Thu May 28, 2009

Several payers have guidelines stating you should not report fluids unless you meet specific requirements. (You can search here: www.cms.hhs.gov/mcd/overview.asp.) Part B MAC First Coast Service Options, for example, has published an article (A48591) stating: " If the patient receives less than 500 cc of D5W,you always bundle it in the other services billed " If the patient receives less than 250 cc of normal saline, you always bundle it in the other services billed.
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