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Wiki Ommaya Infusion Coding

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Patient recieves MTX in the office through Ommaya reservoir placed in the Hosp. Which CPT code is correct, 96450 or 96542?
 
Ommaya Reservoir

Other than the 96542 and the Methotrexate J code for the injection of the methotrexate, is there any other procedures that are involved in the withdrawing of the spinal fluid through the Ommaya Reservoir?
 
Check out code 61070. I am not current on the use of this code. This is not something we do regularly but it's a place to start. We have used this code (with applicable modifier) when a sample of fluid was taken for culture just prior to the chemo admin via the ommaya. Make sure your documentation supports additional code and use -59 if supported. There was an article in Oncology Coding Alert about this many years ago.

Good luck!

Alanna
 
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