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Decipher the drug administration hierarchy, code for injections and infusions

Even experienced coding professionals find injection and infusion coding confusing because CPT guidelines for these services differ from the guidelines for most other services. Review the drug administration hierarchy and guidelines for reporting therapeutic, prophylactic, and diagnostic injections and infusions.  

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Stress urinary incontinence: Urinary sling CPT coding and documentation
Stress urinary incontinence is a common problem induced by minor physical stressors such as laughing, coughing, or sneezing. Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC, writes about CPT coding for procedures such as sling operations and laparoscopies, used to treat urinary stress incontinence.
OPPS date of service policy update impacts clinical laboratory reporting
Valerie Rinkle, MPA, writes about CMS’ hospital prohibition of unbundling rules and a new outpatient date of service exception for molecular pathology and advanced diagnostic laboratory tests.
Healthcare news: CMS outlines, defends MACRA implementation strategy in committee hearing
In response to ongoing criticism from physicians and the government’s own advisory panel against MACRA, the government held a public hearing recently to defend the administration’s implementation strategy for the new physician payment program. 
Q&A: Coding for an infusion that crosses midnight
Q: How should drug administration services be reported when they cross the midnight hour? 
 

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CPT code 20670 (removal of implant; superficial [e.g. buried wire, pin or rod]) for a removal of superficial implant is a "separate" procedure, typically a component of more extensive services; however, this code can be assigned when performed independently or when considered unrelated to other procedures performed at the same patient encounter. When performed at the same time as other separately identifiable but unrelated procedures, append code 20670 with modifier -59 (distinct procedural service) to indicate the procedure is "separate and distinct."

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