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HCPCS Code for Injection, tetanus immune globulin, human, up to 250 units J1670

HCPCS code J1670 for Injection, tetanus immune globulin, human, up to 250 units as maintained by CMS falls under Drugs, Administered by Injection .

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Injection, tetanus immune globulin, human, up to 250 units

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J1670
We bill J1670 with 90471... [ Read More ]
J1670
Do you use administration code 96372 or 90471 when billing for J1670 Tet Immune globulin?... [ Read More ]
Tetnus injection due to injury
If the wound is less than 24 hours old and is not a "extensively contaminated" wound and your provider did not inject the J1670, then you would bill the E&M with modifier 25, CPT 90703 for Tetanus tox... [ Read More ]
Tetnus injection due to injury
I just want to clarify since the wording on the LCD is a little tricky. We would bill the e&m, modifier 25 and then both the 90703 and the j1670 since his wound was less than 24 old correct? Or is the... [ Read More ]
Tetnus injection due to injury
Codes 90476-90748 identify the vaccine product only. To report the administration of a vaccine/toxoid, the vaccine/toxoid product codes 90476-90749 must be used in addition to an immunization administ... [ Read More ]
Tetnus injection due to injury
For a tetnus injection due to injury, would this be billed as 90703 and also the j1670? This was done on the same day as an e&m. Would that then make it to where we would need to bill the ov and the j... [ Read More ]
tetanus shot
Does anyone know when you would use CPT 90703 vs J1670?... [ Read More ]
Code for Tetanus shot
[QUOTE="sstone, post: 10668, member: 12155"]We have a patient that came in with a human bite on her hand. She was given antibiotics and a tetanus shot. Would you use 90772/J1670 or 90471/90715. My ... [ Read More ]
Code for Tetanus shot
[b]Be careful!!!!!![/b] Please make sure that it was tetnus given and not tetnus diptheria or Adacel/Boostrix. These all vary in cost. You can loose alot of money by coding incorrectly. The code ... [ Read More ]
Code for Tetanus shot
We have a patient that came in with a human bite on her hand. She was given antibiotics and a tetanus shot. Would you use 90772/J1670 or 90471/90715. My understanding is the 90471/90715 is for a ro... [ Read More ]
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