tci Part B Insider - 2005 Issue 13

CPT Panel Will Resolve Tricky Drug Coding Issues

CPT 2006 should untangle several of your trickiest drug billing questions. The CPT Editorial Panel decided in its February meeting to clarify many changes it will make effective in CPT 2006. For example, the panel decided you should only bill the CPT code for the "push" technique when an infusion lasts less than 15 minutes. The panel also decided that the professional who administers the infusion substance or drug must be continuously present during the infusion, according to the American Society for Clinical Oncology.In addition, the CPT Panel will clarify in CPT 2006 that you should only bill...

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