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Oncology/Hematology Coding:

Know When to Bill for Hydration Services

Published on Thu Aug 14, 2025

Question: If a patient received hydration for 45 minutes, then a chemotherapy infusion for 30 minutes and then the hydration is continued for another hour, can we bill for the hydration? Florida Subscriber Answer: Billing for hydration services using 96360 (Intravenous infusion, hydration; initial, 31 minutes to 1 hour) or +96361 (... each additional hour [List separately in addition to code [...]
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