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HCPCS Code for Injection, promethazine HCl, up to 50 mg J2550

HCPCS code J2550 for Injection, promethazine HCl, up to 50 mg as maintained by CMS falls under Drugs, Administered by Injection .

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Injection, promethazine HCl, up to 50 mg

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how many units do you code if 1 mg of midazolam is used (J2250)
[QUOTE="ms.bones206, post: 488921, member: 506298"] How many units do you code if 1 mg of midazolam is used (J2250)? My doctor uses anywhere from 2-4 mg and I haven't been able to find the conversion ... [ Read More ]
Hospice Modifier
Can Hospice Modifier GV be used on Procedure codes - for example J2550, 96372 or is there another modifier?... [ Read More ]
Help with medication billing
I am new to billing and coding for medications. I have been a physician coder in place of service 22 for over 15 years, so the area of billing for medications for the facility is new to me. I am hav... [ Read More ]
96372 Injection 96372 injection injections multiple injections site
We have a patient with this request: Dilaudid as 1 injection (Site: L upper arm), Promethazine as 1 injection (Site: L hip), Toradol, dexamethasone, and Diphenhydramine as 1 mixed injection (Site: R h... [ Read More ]
infusion
can anyone help me with this. IV starts at 8:36 am than at 9:10 am iV push than IV stops at 11:00 am. 96375 96360 9636... [ Read More ]
Injections
I have trouble doing the conversion of medication. The doctor gave J2550 2ml and J2175 1.5ml I know that the medication is in mg. How do I do the conversion would the 2 ml be 2 units and also the 1.... [ Read More ]
99215,96372,96372, j2550, j0282
99215-25 724.3,346.1,787.01,789.09 96372-59 787.01 J2550 787.01 96372-59 346.10 J0282 346.10 sent in to insurance and they are not paying ... [ Read More ]
2011 ER/Trauma Visit
I have a patient who is questioning the following and since I have limited Facility experience can I ask for some reference help? Here are the services charged: 1. CPT 94760 2. CPT J1170 3. CPT J2405... [ Read More ]
Possible Use of Modifier 78?
Good Afternoon, First thing to remember is modifier 78 cannot be appended to an E&M code. That modifier is reserved for return to OR/procedure room and is appended to surgical codes. Also, an E&M w... [ Read More ]
help hydration
This would be my guess, but i feel like more info would help. 96360 x no, delete 96361 -2 units (if there are really 2 hours of infusion occuring, or two seperate hydrations where nothing else but fl... [ Read More ]
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