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Can You Separately Report Lidocaine?

Published on Thu Feb 04, 2021

Question: Is there a code we should bill for subcutaneous lidocaine or lidocaine with epinephrine during an office procedure such as bronchoscopy? Some of the pulmonologists in our group are asking for a code for this, while others think we should count it in the procedure code. Should we bill separately for the lidocaine use? Alaska Subscriber Answer: The physicians [...]
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