units of packed red blood cells

[jacrook22@aol.com]

i'm a student learning medical coding & i'm confused about blood transfusion.

if a patient is given 3 units of packed red blood cells, do i code 36430 x 3?

 

[bethh05]

You can code 36430 once per day regardless of how many units are used. Here is a link to an article about this subject:http://www.aabb.org/programs/reimbursementinitiatives/Pages/billingfaq082907.aspx