tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2007 Issue 3

YOU BE THE CODER ~ Hydration With End-of-Session Flush

Question: A patient complaining of vomiting and stomach pain presents to the ED. The physician performs intravenous fluid hydration on the patient, administering normal saline solution through an IV. Total hydration time is 41 minutes. After performing the hydration, the ED physician performs a flush on the patient. Can the ED report the flush and the IV hydration on this claim?Wisconsin SubscriberAnswer: The flush is not separately reportable, because CPT considers this service part of the work units for the IV hydration. On your claim:- report 90760 (Intravenous infusion, hydration; initial, up to 1 hour) for the hydration...

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