Wiki Concurrent IV Push

[ksschroeder]

Does anyone have official source guidance for coding when 2 IV Pushes are documented as administered concurrently? And,

How would you code the following scenario?

For example; patient has nausea/vomiting from gastroenteritis and physician orders IV Push Pepcid, and IV Push Zofran.
Patient only has 1 IV access site.
Documentation in the nurse record supports:
Pepcid IV Pushed at 11:00 - no stop time noted
Zofran IV Pushed also at 11:00 - no stop time noted

 

[nickelclaw]

per CPT guidelines goes by heirarchy:
two meds same time 96374, 96375 for these code sets time doesn't make the code it is drugs IV Pushed

concurrent would only apply with infusion of another substance

 

[ksschroeder]

96375 is “sequential” by CPT definition, so I am having a hard time understanding how it would be acceptable to use for an IV push of a different substance at the same time as 96374. Can you help clarify?

 

[Alexis2687]

I would also use 96374 & 75 as previous response. But seems like you first need nursing clarification, stop times are needed on push's. its not enough to state drug "pushed" @ 11 with no stop. when the nurse fixes the documentation of time, this may provide clarity for you.