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Jump on G0362 for Second Drug

Published on Sun Sep 18, 2005

Question: If our oncologist administers one chemotherapy drug for two hours, then another for two hours, how should I report this using G codes?


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Answer: You should report G0359 (Chemotherapy administration, IV infusion technique; up to one hour, single or initial substance/drug) once, +G0360 (-each additional hour, 1 to 8 hours) twice, and +G0362 (-each additional sequential infusion [different substance/drug], up to 1 hour)once.

Rationale: Code G0362 signifies the first hour of a different drug-separate from the one you reported with G0359.

You report G0360 twice because you have one additional hour of the first drug and one additional hour of the second drug. The answers for You Be the Coder and Reader Questions were reviewed by Cindy C. Parman, CPC, CPC-H, RCC, co-owner of Coding Strategies Inc. in Powder Springs, Ga., and president, AAPC National Advisory Board.
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