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Choose J3430 For Vitamin K

Published on Thu Aug 18, 2011

Question: My physician gave a patient a 10 mg injection of vitamin K. How should I report this?Texas SubscriberAnswer: First, report CPT 96372 (Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnosticinjection [specify substance or drug]; subcutaneous or intramuscular) for the injection.For the vitamin K itself, you'll use J3430 (Injection, phytonadione [vitamin k], per 1 mg). Place 10 in the units column (Box 24G) since your physician gave a 10 mg injection.
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