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    Wiki JW Medication waste billing

    Has anyone come up with an efficient strategy to deal with reporting RX waste charges, when a vial size is used that leaves waste beyond the optimal vial size combination? "The units billed should where possible correspond with the smallest dose (vial) available for purchase from the...
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    Wiki Drug waste & -JW mod

    If a physician injects 6 units of a 100 unit single use Botox vial for Clonic hemifacial spasm, does 94 units have to be reported as waste with the modifier JW? Do all insurances pay the waste? Thanks in advance!
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    • botox botox injection drug administration drug units drug waste modifier jw waste
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    • Forum: Billing/Reimbursement
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    Wiki Commercial Payers and Drug Waste

    Are there any commercial payers actually paying for drug waste, or those drugs billed with the JW modifier? I know that CMS now requires the reporting of drug waste, and reimbursement may be warranted when certain criteria is met, but this criteria is vague. If commercial payers are paying for...
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    Wiki Billng for drug waste from a MDV if a patient has an allergic reaction

    I am looking for some guidance in coding/billing for drug waste due to a patient having an allergic reaction. I am aware that modifier JW is needed for waste from single dose vials, but is it necessary to report waste separately for unused drugs that are discarded from a multi-dose vial? For...
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