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Clean Up Your Intracavitary Chemotherapy Claims by Busting These 5 Myths

Published on Mon Apr 30, 2018

Find out if you can report 96446 for temporary catheters. When your oncologist prescribes intracavitary chemotherapy, which involves administering a chemotherapeutic agent directly into a body cavity, you'll need to understand where the therapy was given and what steps were involved in the service. Busting these myths will help you code these services accurately, particularly insituations when the chemotherapy is [...]
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