Wiki 36000 with 99195?

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Patient with hemochromatosis requires blood to be drawn off for ~30 minutes, 1 time a week for several weeks and then periodically once on mainetenance.

99195 is what I am charging for therapeutic phlebotomy. Doc wants to also charge 36000 for the venous access to do the therapeutic phlebotomy. Is the 36000 included in the 99195 or should I bill both and use a modifier? If so, which modifier (51, 59, ?).

Thanks for any help,

Hunter Smith, CPC
 
It is correct that 99195 includes 36000. However, 99195 is considered to be a separate procedure. Here's an interesting extract from the Medicine Guidelines: Separate Procedures: Second paragraph: "However, when a procedure or service that is designated as a "separate procedure" is carried out independently or considered to be unrelated or distinct from other procedures/services provided at that time, it may be reported by itself, or in addition to other procedures/services by appending modifier 59 to the specific "separate procedure" code to indicate that the procedure is not considered to be a component of another procedure , but is a distinct independent procedure. This may represent a different session or patient encounter, etc. etc."
I think this means that you should report 99195-59 and not just 99195 by itself.
 
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