jtuominen
Guru
Is it appropriate to bill out 96373 multiple times during a procedure for the same drug being given multiple times? I have been researching this all day and there seems to be little information on whether or not this can be done. Here is an example situation of drugs administered during a cath lab procedure, lets just say all these drugs listed are billable (since I know this may vary from place to place):
Procedure Start Time: 11:26 AM
Procedure End Time: 12:03 PM
11:42 AM: 200 mcg Nitro IC
11:34 AM: 9 ml Integrilin Bolus IV
11:47 AM: 6 ml per hr Integrilin Infusion IV
11:53 AM: 200 mcg Nitro IC
Here is what I would currently code:
96373: Nitro IC at 11:42
96375: Integrilin Bolus IV at 11:34
96365: Integrilin Infusion at 11:47
So my question is, do I charge for the second Nitro IC at 11:53?
Procedure Start Time: 11:26 AM
Procedure End Time: 12:03 PM
11:42 AM: 200 mcg Nitro IC
11:34 AM: 9 ml Integrilin Bolus IV
11:47 AM: 6 ml per hr Integrilin Infusion IV
11:53 AM: 200 mcg Nitro IC
Here is what I would currently code:
96373: Nitro IC at 11:42
96375: Integrilin Bolus IV at 11:34
96365: Integrilin Infusion at 11:47
So my question is, do I charge for the second Nitro IC at 11:53?