CPT^® 96360, Under Hydration Infusion

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 96360 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Hydration Infusion.

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The provider introduces a catheter intravenously for supplementation of fluid and electrolytes for 31 minutes to one hour to treat severe cases of dehydration.

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Billing hydration services J7030, J7040?

[QUOTE="emonet01, post: 514818, member: 136057"] Good afternoon, Recently we started receiving denials from[B] Aetna[/B] (no other payers at this time) stating that when we are billing hydration serv... [ Read More ]

Billing hydration services J7030, J7040? aetna hydration saline

Good afternoon, Recently we started receiving denials from[B] Aetna[/B] (no other payers at this time) stating that when we are billing hydration services 96360, 96361 we are not allowed to bill the... [ Read More ]

Infusion with hydration

[QUOTE="hsmith67, post: 513680, member: 92069"] Patient received infusion of Remicade. Remicade is administered with NS. Patient has Medicare Advantage plan. Do I bill: a) 96413/96415 based on time ... [ Read More ]

Infusion with hydration

Patient received infusion of Remicade. Remicade is administered with NS. Patient has Medicare Advantage plan. Do I bill: a) 96413/96415 based on time of infusion for the Remicade, or b) 96360/96361... [ Read More ]

A9153 and 96361

patinet was got IVF and Multivitamine at the same time in her severe fatigue, R63.0 Anorexia (E86.0) Dehydration. other staffs billed A9153 and 96361 but it was denied. instead of 96360 and ... [ Read More ]

Billing for Hydration

[QUOTE="xrelijahx, post: 508107, member: 244357"] 96360 31-60 minutes 96361 each additional hour ... [ Read More ]

Billing for Hydration

96360 31-60 minutes 96361 each additional hour ... [ Read More ]

96365 Mod needed ???

[QUOTE="alderego002, post: 506927, member: 780888"] Thank you...The infusion was actually antibiotic Tx. Not used for anesth. Would I need a mod?? [/QUOTE] If the antibiotic infusion is completely unr... [ Read More ]

IV hydration

Agree with Thomas. You would not use 96360 unless you were only doing hydration. It's been a few years since we did infusions, but my understanding is there is one "initial" labeled code per infusio... [ Read More ]

IV hydration

What is the correct CPT codes to bill out IV hydration with Zofran push on pregnant patient with hyperemesis? We have been billing 96374, J2405 and 96361 if over 1 hour. Is this correct or should we a... [ Read More ]

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