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Can anybody point me to a reference for coding therapeutic infusions and/or hydration infusions and how to code these with no stop time documented?
If normal saline is ordered and then an antibiotic was also given at the same time, how should this be coded?
I can't seem to find anything definitive regarding whether these should actually be coded as a push or an infusion but I have to have some type of written reference.
I was taught that if no start/stop time was documented, it should be coded as a push. I have another coder telling me that I have it backwards but neither of us has any type of "proof". I've checked everywhere I can think of!
If normal saline is ordered and then an antibiotic was also given at the same time, how should this be coded?
I can't seem to find anything definitive regarding whether these should actually be coded as a push or an infusion but I have to have some type of written reference.
I was taught that if no start/stop time was documented, it should be coded as a push. I have another coder telling me that I have it backwards but neither of us has any type of "proof". I've checked everywhere I can think of!