Can you bill Iv Hep Lock or Infusion along with a venipucture?
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Wiki ER Iv Drugs and Venipuncture
- Thread starter Ann M
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lcox1974
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I was under the assumption that when there is an infusion you cannot charge for a venipuncture or hep loc. You charge for the infusion and supplies. You can charge for a venipuncture if a blood culture is taken. If a patient only receives a IV push you can charge for a hep/lock.
I was under the assumption that when there is an infusion you cannot charge for a venipuncture or hep loc. You charge for the infusion and supplies. You can charge for a venipuncture if a blood culture is taken. If a patient only receives a IV push you can charge for a hep/lock.