Coding for Intravenous Infusion, Fees for S9083, Morgan Lens Irrigation, and UB-04 Revenue Codes for Urgent Care

DAVID STERN, MD (Practice Velocity) Q.I had a patient come in who needed IV fluids and monitoring for five hours. We found the CPT codes 96360 (intravenous infusion, hydration; initial 31 minutes to 1 hour) and 96361 (each additional hour…) to use for the IV hydration therapy. However, my doctor cannot believe how low these codes are reimbursed by his health insurance. We did bill an office visit in addition to the IV. Is this …

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