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CPT states the concurrent infusion code 96368 can only be used ONCE per date of service. Is that once per drug or once period? For example...

Drug A, Drug B and Drug C run concurrently from 1-2.
You get the initial for Drug A and concurrent for Drug B but what about the third Drug C?

Andrea
 
There is an MUE edit of 1, meaning 1 time per calendar day is allowed - no more. Concurrent 96368 is also not a time based code and you do not bill for the subsequent hours of time.

I have never seen 3 drugs run at a single time, but that doesn't mean it can't happen. Typically if you have 3 drugs running, you have two drugs that are IVPB, piggy-back which is not concurrent situation. It's hard to give a single answer without a real-world example and reviewing the infusion flow-sheet that you are referring to.
 
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You can have mult medications running, esp if you have a triple lumen or a central line (ports). So, in the case described below you would charge initial IV drug infusion x 1 and concurrent x 1 - the second and third infusion become part of the concurrent charge.
 
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