BC Advantage - 2021 Issue 11

Auditing Infusions, Hydrations, and Injections

If your facility and/or practice is providing infusion, hydration, and injection services, they should be included in your annual compliance auditing plans to ensure proper coding guidelines are being followed and documentation education is not necessary to assist with any loss of revenue gaps.Infusion, hydration, and injection services follow coding guidelines specific to orders placed and often time-based CPT codes. Understanding the hierarchy for these services is the first step in ensuring proper CPT assignment along with the document requirements. Knowing the difference between your initial, sequential, and concurrent CPT codes and how each is used will provide...

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