tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2002 Issue 7

You Be the Coder: Pediatric Hydration and Observation

Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the box below for the answer. Question: We see many children for dehydration in the summer months. Because many are unable to accurately evaluate their progress, our physicians want to observe them after hydration therapy to be sure there are no delayed effects from heat exposure. Should I bill for observation care and intravenous hydration? Florida Subscriber Answer: Yes, you can bill for both. In most emergency department dehydration cases, patients require only a few hours of intravenous hydration therapy (90780, Intravenous infusion for therapy/diagnosis...

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