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Wiki PICC line irrigation

Thread starter staceylh
Start date Mar 27, 2013

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staceylh

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Mar 27, 2013

Patient was sent to the ED because of an apparently blocked PICC line. Tpa was administered and the line flushed/cleared. Can we charge for the E/M for the facility along with the CPT for irrigation (96523) as it was done to clear a blockage, not at the time of infusion?

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